What roles do police have?
a) make laws
b) keep order
3) protect
4)provide services

b) keep order

3) protect

4) possibly provide services

to keep order is to protect the citizens from harms way so keep order and protect go hand and hand

Explanation:

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".

a. always outside of government control.