The present study aims to reveal some features of the police, as a public service provided by the administration, through which it contributes to ensuring order and public peace, the state of legality and respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms of persons. There are taken into account the changes that this public service has undergone in the context of the normative framework in force, both in terms of its organization and functioning, as well as the status of its staff, especially the policeman, as a civil servant with special status. The demilitarization of the police, as a public service and the status of the staff, has led to some changes, in terms of the way in which the activity and the relationship with the beneficiaries are carried out, as well as with the other administrative structures that are part of the national system of public order. The conclusion that we want to develop is that, despite the progress, there are still deficiencies that affect the quality of the service, the trust of the beneficiaries in the one that provides it, the overall image of the perception at the level of the public debate. It continues to express confusion with the similar service of the totalitarian regime, evoked, with a pejorative character, by the concept of "militia". It is therefore necessary to continue the preoccupations, the actions for professionalization of the police activity and the public service, as a whole.
