Community Oriented Policing
Community Oriented Policing (COPS) The Department of Justice COPS Office states Community Oriented Policing is a policing philosophy that promotes and supports organizational strategies to address the causes and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through problem-solving tactics and police-community partnerships. This paper will discuss who the stakeholders I see would be implementing a COPS program and looks at points of views for three of these stakeholders. This paper will discuss possible policy implementation and recommendations.
Policy Stakeholders A portion of the research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a community oriented policing program within our community included a survey of stakeholders. This survey was to gather information on the perspective of the stakeholders on community oriented policing program. Included in the survey was a portion where the subject could rely their own personal views on a program of this nature in their community. The following are three views from those surveys. Subject one, is police officer within the community and has been for the past three years. He believes that community policing will benefit the community by reducing crime, and improve relations between police and the community. His concern however, is that veteran officers may not be willing to accept a change to their current policing practices. This could result in negativity towards community members resulting in an increased animosity between the police department and community members. The surveyed officer believes that in order for the program to succeed, this issue must be addressed within the policy. Subject two, is a 57-year-old member of the community and has been since birth. This community member also believes that the community would benefit from a community oriented policing program. This subject believes policy creators should research policies of those communities whom have thriving community oriented policing
Policy Stakeholders A portion of the research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a community oriented policing program within our community included a survey of stakeholders. This survey was to gather information on the perspective of the stakeholders on community oriented policing program. Included in the survey was a portion where the subject could rely their own personal views on a program of this nature in their community. The following are three views from those surveys. Subject one, is police officer within the community and has been for the past three years. He believes that community policing will benefit the community by reducing crime, and improve relations between police and the community. His concern however, is that veteran officers may not be willing to accept a change to their current policing practices. This could result in negativity towards community members resulting in an increased animosity between the police department and community members. The surveyed officer believes that in order for the program to succeed, this issue must be addressed within the policy. Subject two, is a 57-year-old member of the community and has been since birth. This community member also believes that the community would benefit from a community oriented policing program. This subject believes policy creators should research policies of those communities whom have thriving community oriented policing