Summary of the “Enforcing the law”

The laws of all countries are in written documents (the statutes, official forms of warnings, etc.).

The police have a huge impact in any kind of law. They are able to arrest, find and question people, who are thought to be guilty of a crime, control the action of people in demonstrations and assemblies. A just legal system needs an independent and honest police force, but some codes limit the time and methods to be used in their actions.

There are some kinds of punishment given by the courts: fines, community service (to do some unpaid work), suspended sentence (not sent to prison but needs to keep out of trouble), corporal punishment (physical) or capital punishment (death penalty).