The civil service are risk averse.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Having served in the Nixon Administration, I am well aware of how the political leadership of an administration can try to politicize the civil service, including law enforcement.
The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend.
The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility.
People are used to dealing with risk.
Every day, in every city and town across the country, police officers are performing vital services that help make their communities safer.
State and local law enforcement are the primary protectors of the health, safety, and welfare of the people in the individual states.
I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service.
So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and perpetual minor crises. Even the bigger ones rarely get much time to stand back and look at the bigger picture. Many are on a treadmill chasing after contracts and new funding.
When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk.