Through scrutinization of police role theories

this article clarifies the differences between the police role and role of the police

and the police role and content of the police role

thus identifying the dual attribute

i.e.

the political nature and the legal nature of the police role. Political nature is the essential attribute of the police role. Police roles in different countries of the world are all political

although manifestations of the political nature are not the same. Legal nature is the manifestation and expression of the political nature of the police role. The political nature is embedded in the legal nature through the core police goal of "maintaining social order"

which decides the dual police content of "violence and service". The political nature and the legal nature are the two dimensions positioning the police role

which together determine the image of the police role.