P. 70). While there has been a significant expansion of the role of the police, their activities are discussed in terms of three main categories. Firstly crime control who respond to and investigate crime, patrolling the streets to prevent further crime from occurring. Secondly, the maintenance of order, “preventing and controlling behavior that disturbs public peace, including attending and remaining silent at noisy parties when required to do so, resolving domestic disputes, and intervening in conflicts that arise between citizens” (John Howard 1997). Not only to maintain order in public places but to further intervene and assist in private life in case of family disputes, marital misconduct as mentioned by Shearing and Stenning 1987. Third service, “the provision of a wide range of services to community” (Griffiths & Verdun-Jones 1994. P. 70) Often as a result of the 24-hour availability that the police provide to citizens, which may include assistance in searching for the missing