This summary provides an overview of chapter seven, which is about how police conduct their duties and provide correctional services as outlined in the Islamic Legal Model. The chapter focuses on various concepts. Among this includes the idea of blood money payments; the role that police play in ensuring religion policies are adhered to; the record of Saudi Arabia regarding human rights; the law based on arresting and conducting searches as outlined in the Islamic Legal Models and also the correctional requirements and facilities described in the Islamic legal models. Police officers in nations under the Islamic Legal Model use this model in criminal justice cases. In Saudi Arabia, the form of government is monarchial ruled by the al-Sa’ud family. The country has an intergovernmental organization that operates under the patronage of the Council of Arab Ministers of the interior, referred to as The Naif Arab University Security Sciences (NAUSS). The primary legislative body is the shari’ah. However, attenuation in the country is based on mundane factors. In terms of the police unit, the Saudi Policing unit is a nationally centered police unit that is accountable to the Ministry of the interior. This body has proven to be effective as cases of abusing human rights has not been that much rampant as compared to other nations within their region. Police forces in this country are divided into several groups. This includes Mutawa, which is a religious police force and also the Department of Public Safety (DPS), which is the supreme most police force. DPS is divided into regular police and mubahith (secrete police). The country has 14 provinces, each with a general manager who is in charge of policing activities in their regions. The general manager is accountable to the Governor, who is then accountable to the Director of Public safety. The topmost body is then the Ministry of Interior. Police have their roots originating from The King Fahd Security College, found in Al Riyadh, which is the police academy in the country. Regarding the US Department of State, the country has a poor record when it comes to human rights. Citizens in this country have no right to change the government, and as a result, citizens imprisoned in various cases are abused and treated harshly. 2002 was faced with various debates on human rights. On October 1 st , the Council of Ministers approved a law that could bring justice to detainees. This law came to effect in November 2002, but still, at the end of the year, there were no changes as the Mutawwa’in continued to abuse human rights. However, despite the country refusing to recognize UN human rights, it has refused to accept the claims of torture, cruelty, Inhuman treatment, and also punishments that it subjects its detainees to. Also, the law prohibits arbitrary arrests, detention or exile, of citizens and lawbreakers. This was evident in 2002 as no severe violation of human rights was ever reported. In terms of custody, Mutawwa’in has no right to detain a person for more than 24 hours, whereas other authorities are not allowed to hold an individual for more than three days without charging them. Pakistan gained its independence in 1947. It inherited the British police system. However, in 2002, policing in Pakistan changed as a new police force was implemented. Present police regions are referred to as Punjab Police, Sindh Police, NWFP police, Balochistan Police, Islamabad Capital, Territorial Police, Azad Jammu, Kashmir Police, and Northern Area Police. However, special police forces include Pakistan Railway Police, National Highways, and also Motorways police. In Iran, up to 1979, the country was still a constitutional monarchy. Its current police force was, however, formed in the 1930s. During the Islamic Revolution in 1978-1979, SAVAK, Iranian secrete police and intelligence service took care of the shah regime. However, after the government failed in January 1979, this system was closed down. A new scheme came into place. It is made up of two police units, the national police, which is under the Ministry of interior and the Gendarmerie, which is junior to the Ministry of Interior. There is also riot police in charge of settling riots, and marine police in charge of inshore patrols. Four hundred women were recruited into the police force in 2003 is the first women in Iranian police ever since the Iranian Revolution. In terms of correctional units, punishment in Iran is categorized into hudud, qisas, and ta’zir as per the Islamic law. In executions, major forms used are beheading and stoning. The individual's life is usually protected together with their families and possessions as per Islamic law. Also, from the shari’ah, there are several punishments, sexual crimes punishments often vary, adulterers are usually stoned while fornicators are usually lashed 100 times and also banished as per Prophet Muhammad. Furthermore, in crime compensations, Amputation is granted by Islamic law in crimes that may entail robbery. Also, blood money is usually awarded in crimes that murder might not have been intended. Caning does happen in Saudi Arabia. In the year 2003, Robert Thomas met a 16 months prison sentence and 3000 lashes at 50 strokes daily due to an offense of stealing committed by his wife. Moreover, in most Islam nations, aid is usually provided to prisoners' families. This was noted from an article in 2007 from Al-Watan, a daily newspaper in Saudi. Correction in Iran is carried out by an Islamic judge. In intentional cases, the death penalty is a jail sentence of 3-10 years. The same happens in Pakistan. Conclusively, from the chapter, it is evident that the most common form of punishment in Islamic nations is caning.
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