Police Force
The police force will be a private establishment on the island which will enforce the law, summarized as The Criminal Justice Act. Based in a large building near the centre of the city, they offer both a secure building for citizens to communicate with the force as well as a stronghold for processing and holding apprehended criminals. The facility is kept secure via keycards, required to open many doors within the station, and varying levels of these cards are distributed between the police force. Citizens will not be allowed past the initial reception area unaccompanied to avoid compromises.
The most important area of the station however will be the armoury. Containing a variance of lethal and non-lethal weapons to be used in emergencies only, keeping compromises to a minimum is a top priority of anyone with a high enough clearance to access it. As keycards can be lost, or even stolen, armoury access will be watched very closely by AEGIS. AEGIS, abbreviation of “Apprehension and Enforcement, General Inquiry System” connects all the police and is the private computer system used throughout the city by the force. Its role ranges from monitoring the use of keycards to keeping records and sentencing information. Encountering the system as a citizen should be unlikely.
The police forces’ primary role is to enforce the Criminal Justice Act, which entails the combating and management of criminal actions throughout the island. It allows police to legally prosecute those who break the laws of the city, and these can range from carjacking, drug trafficking and extortion to more minor offences such as drinking in public and harassing others.
If you’re caught breaking such laws, the police will fine or arrest you. If arrest, upon successfully transporting you to the station (willingly or by force) you will be processed and a sentence will be determined. The main forms of sentencing are fines for minor offences, and prison sentences (whether house arrest or incarceration at the station) for more serious offences. The island does not operate a corporate punishment system, so the max punishment is a lengthy prison term.
Roles
The police force is lightly separated into two separate divisions, both executing vital parts of the team. This is for simplicities sake so they don’t have too many out on the streets, resulting in lacking people in the station, and vice-versa. The divisions are Patrolling and Station.
Station
The role of someone assigned to the station is to deal with any citizens coming into the station with problems or questions. As well, it is their responsibility to manage incoming criminals, which involves dealing with their initial incarceration, interviews/interrogations, and the general well being of citizens within the station, arrested or otherwise. In addition, it is also their responsibility to keep the station safe and compromise free and be readily available in-case those on patrol require their assistance.
Patrolling
As someone assigned to patrol duty, it is their job to be out on the streets watching for criminal activity and presenting a safe and secure presence on the island. Their role is to apprehend those breaking the law and get them back to the station, or call someone from the station to come and collect them. Maintaining a strong police presence out on the streets is vital in both ensuring the citizens of the city are safe and forming a strong deterrence against crime.
Both of these roles are naturally very important and officers within the police force are encouraged to perform both duties when needed.
Joining
You apply to the police force by posting an application, which only you and forum admins can see to prevent your in-character name being compromised (as that can play an important part of roleplay in this script). If the application is promising, you will be asked to attend the police station when possible to attend an interview. The interview will cover basic stuff you’d expect, such as gauging your availability and ability to roleplay, both important aspects in joining the force. If that goes well, you may be invited back again for weapons testing if needed, although this is more a formality and poor aim is generally something that can be improved with practice, which you’d need to put in. At this stage you’d most likely be accepted and welcomed to the police force. You’d be distributed your keycard, shown around the station and be required to read the additional literature now available to you on the forums.
This process probably won’t apply quite in the same way to those initially chosen during the beta, but that’ll be decided closer to the time.
Ranks and Member List
While the lower ranks are easier to acquire, they have less access than higher ranks and will need to go through the proper channels to gain authorization. There is only one commissioner, as well commander is limited to very few numbers as they act as second in command. A roster will be kept up to date on the forums in the future.