The job of police officers has inevitably changed in lots of ways over the last 60 years or so. Some roles remain the same - like investigating murders or post office raids.
But, as these pictures from the Evening News archives show, such tasks as directing the traffic used to be a key part of policing work.
And of course there were protests and demonstrations to be dealt with too.
Scroll through these fascinating old photos and see what police work was like in the 1950s and 1960s.

5. Gayfield Square police station
Exterior of the police station at Gayfield Square, off Leith Walk, Edinburgh, in October 1964. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait


7. Ideal Home Exhibition
Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart opened the Ideal Home Exhibition in Waverley Market in 1965, then took a look at the exhibits at Black Museum of the Police stand. | TSPL Photo: TSPL

8. Grassmarket police box
The police box next to the gents' toilets in the Grassmarket in 1965. | TSPL Photo: TSPL