Community Policing Essay
One thing stood out to me while doing research and that is that only about ten to twenty percent of the number of phone calls an officer receive requires enforcing. The rest requires officers to handle problems with the community. The truth is the majority of officers are involved or are going to be involved in community policing. Community policing focuses on using problem solving and organizational skills to help reduce crime and help the community. Police may even hire professionals such as social scientist to help determine the cause and prevention of crimes. To help prevent crimes before they are committed officers may use a tactic known as “team policing” which assigns officers to a specific area for a long time to help prevent crime.
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I didn’t know why back then but now I know it is a tactic used by the police known as “team policing”. Team policing focuses on placing patrol officers to a specific area over time hoping to reduce crime. This often works because criminals won’t act due to the heavy presences of an officer and fear of being caught. Team policing allows officers to better know the community they patrol and get to know what problems need more help. Team policing also makes the community feel more safe and earn the trust of the community they work for. Team policing creates a bond between the community and an officer, in an effort to improve the communities …show more content…
Sir Robert peels described the “police as the public and the public as the police”. He wanted police officers to act as counselors and members of the community as opposed to being foot soldiers who just enforce and apprehend criminals. It is estimated that about 113,000 officers are involved in community policing, however, the reality is that all police officers are involved one way or the other. Police Community Relations (PCR) recognizes the need for a community and police partnership. It focuses on the moves away from just arresting criminals to working with the community to solve disputes the people might have. It works using tactics and outside help such as Team Policing, Neighbor Hood Watch program, and social scientist to help fight crime. Community policing uses outside help such as social scientist and crime analyst rather than to rely on “common law” to solve a
I didn’t know why back then but now I know it is a tactic used by the police known as “team policing”. Team policing focuses on placing patrol officers to a specific area over time hoping to reduce crime. This often works because criminals won’t act due to the heavy presences of an officer and fear of being caught. Team policing allows officers to better know the community they patrol and get to know what problems need more help. Team policing also makes the community feel more safe and earn the trust of the community they work for. Team policing creates a bond between the community and an officer, in an effort to improve the communities …show more content…
Sir Robert peels described the “police as the public and the public as the police”. He wanted police officers to act as counselors and members of the community as opposed to being foot soldiers who just enforce and apprehend criminals. It is estimated that about 113,000 officers are involved in community policing, however, the reality is that all police officers are involved one way or the other. Police Community Relations (PCR) recognizes the need for a community and police partnership. It focuses on the moves away from just arresting criminals to working with the community to solve disputes the people might have. It works using tactics and outside help such as Team Policing, Neighbor Hood Watch program, and social scientist to help fight crime. Community policing uses outside help such as social scientist and crime analyst rather than to rely on “common law” to solve a