Chapter 295: Chapter 260: Current Development Issues_4

Education Minister Richard quickly nodded and made his own commitment.

Arthur is not too concerned about the cost of funds, but the quality of the projects and construction must be ensured. This is his bottom line for various constructions in Australasia.

Basically, the departments with construction projects would hear Arthur’s instructions and agree on the surface.

At least for now, there have been no incidents of inferior quality projects in Australasia, which is very satisfying for Arthur.

But if inferior quality projects were to happen, Arthur would show no mercy, no matter who was responsible for it.

The development of the country cannot tolerate any accidents. Anyone who dares to hinder it is not only an enemy of the country’s development but also an enemy of Arthur and all Australasians.

“Does anyone else have any issues?” After giving the instruction, Arthur turned his gaze to the others and asked.

“Your Majesty, the Public Security Department has a few issues that need your guidance.” Secretary of Public Security Thomas Chekhov stood up and said.

“The security department now has a total of more than 2,600 police officers. Although it seems like a large number, it is still very few for the vastness of Australasia, and it cannot effectively maintain the public security environment in any region. Moreover, with the popularity of cars and the construction of various types of roads, I believe it is necessary to establish a road police department to better manage the flow of traffic on the roads,” said Minister Thomas.

“Our police stations also frequently receive various requests for help from the public. Among these, many are just small domestic matters, but they still have to be dealt with because people seek help. To a large extent, this wastes our police resources. Therefore, I think it is necessary to establish a separate assistance police department to handle these matters and differentiate them from our regular public security police.”

Before several police reforms took place, although the police system was already prevalent worldwide, the division of police duties and what the police should do was not clear.

At this time, the police could be regarded as a combination of all types of police, resulting in Australasia’s already limited public security department being very busy and inefficient.

“Do you have any specific ideas?” Arthur asked.

It is necessary to make a professional distinction among police duties. Although this would be several decades earlier than in history, increasing the efficiency of the Public Security Department is undoubtedly a good thing.

Moreover, the specialization of the police does not involve any technical content, only requiring some specialized training for certain aspects of the police force, which would not take much time and resources.

“Your Majesty, I think the police in our security department should be divided into several categories. The first category is our law enforcement police who are responsible for handling cases of lawbreaking and criminal cases, maintaining domestic safety, and social order. These police must be the most professional, requiring extensive training and internship time,” said Minister Thomas.

“The second category is the traffic maintenance police that I mentioned. They only need to have some knowledge of traffic laws and regulations to be eligible for the job. Their main task is to maintain domestic traffic order on the roads. They have no law enforcement authority and are not allowed to own or carry firearms.”

“The third category of police are responsible for assisting residents with daily necessities and various disasters that we may encounter in our daily lives, such as fires and floods. Residents can seek help from these police when in difficulty. They will become the closest police department to the people.”

Arthur nodded and looked at the others.

This was ultimately a matter for the Public Security Department. Other ministers chose to remain silent wisely, quietly waiting for Arthur’s opinion.

“Your Majesty, I believe that such a professional distinction is necessary. It can greatly improve the efficiency of the police and even has the potential to reduce the crime rate and increase the success rate of case resolution in our country,” said Secretary of State Kent with a smile. “However, the problem is that the scale of the security department must continue to expand. If the current number of police were divided into three categories, none of them would have sufficient numbers, which would slow down the efficiency of the police.”

It must be said that traffic police and general police must each have at least one thousand personnel to reflect their roles in a preliminary way.

Especially the general police, not only must their numbers be sufficient, but they must also be deployed in large and small cities to demonstrate their proximity to the people and their role in helping them.

Arthur nodded and asked Minister Roger, “Does the Ministry of Finance currently have enough budget?”

Minister Roger responded, “Your Majesty, if only the police’s numbers were to be expanded, I think 500,000 Australian dollars would be enough to train at least a few thousand police officers of various types. Even if we would establish a training facility for three types of police, one million Australian dollars would be completely sufficient. It wouldn’t be a problem, and the funds could even arrive tomorrow.”

Arthur nodded and said to Minister of Public Security Thomas, “I will give you one million Australian dollars, Minister Thomas. The specific categorization of the police system, the establishment of training institutions, and the expansion of the police scale are all up to you. I hope to see some results by the end of the year so that we can plan to deploy three types of police in all cities next year.”