21st Century Policing Case Study

On December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The goal of the task force was to identify the best practices and also offering the best recommendations on how police practices can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust. The force held 5 listening sessions in Phoenix, Washington D.C., Arizona, Ohio, and Cincinnati which brought 11 members of the task force together with more than 100 individuals from diverse stakeholder groups. The task force had six main pillars which were Building Trust and Legitimacy, Policy an Oversight, Technology and Social Media, Community, Policing and Crime Reduction, Officer Training and Education, and Officer Safety
Society only confers legitimacy on only those who believe are acting in protocol ways. Law enforcement can’t build the public’s trust if its seen as a constant force coming in from outside to impose control on the community. This pillar in particular seeks to provide focus on building these relations between police and the community. Police culture should embrace protecting people other than tying to be a warrior. They should have a mindset to increase trust and legitimacy both within agencies and with the community. In the report it states that certain agencies should track and analyze the level of trust in certain communities that have trust issues against law enforcement. This pillar stresses that law enforcement agencies should create a broad range of diversity when it comes to race, gender, and life experience, and cultural background to improve the understanding of all communities. This decline is in addition to the fact that nonwhites have always had less confidence in law enforcement than Whites, likely because “the poor and people of color have felt the greatest impact of mass incarceration,” such that for “too many poor citizens and people of color, arrest and imprisonment have become an inevitable and
Technology is needed for everything in society today. Pillar three focuses on technology and social media in the police force. The use of technology can improve police practices and build trust within the community. Its decision in new technologies can give certain police agencies a broad opportunity to interact and educate their community in conference about what they expect for clarity, responsibility, and seclusion. Technology and social media change each and every day the only problem with police and law enforcement using technology is them keeping up with the new things while trying to protect and serve. They should find ways to improve efficiency without breaking an individual’s rights. This pillar guides the use of technology and social media by law enforcement agencies. In order to have a solid foundation it has to be built. In this particular field, the U.S. Department of Justice consults with the law enforcement field and it establishes the standard research and development of new technology. The standards given should address the similarities and interoperability needs between both local law enforcement agencies and world-wide agencies and jurisdictions and they should continue to have protection against civil and human rights. The technology used should be designed for local needs and national standards. Finally, law enforcement agencies should consider policies and that best fit practices for technology-based