Compare And Contrast The Two Models Of Community Policing

There have been three different models developed in modern policing which are intended to address some of the shortcomings within the police system. In the following paragraphs, I will analyze, compare and contrast the effectiveness of two of these models. These are, community policing and intelligence-led policing. David Phillips initially devised intelligence-led policing, community policing was a joint effort between John Alderson and Robert Trojanowicz. I will first explore the reasons that motivated each of these men to develop such models, and also highlight some of the goals they hoped to achieve by implementing the two models. Next, I will outline the main premises of both, which will bring to light the similarities and differences between the two. This includes examining problems each model seeks to address and also the consequences of not implementing such a model. These consequences not only impact the police service itself, but also the community as a whole, which it seeks to serve. Finally, this essay will explore the pros and cons of each model in terms of tackling the problems found within the
Firstly, it is important to distinguish between reactive policing and proactive policing. Reactive policing is understood as solving each problem as it comes. Rather than solving the underlying issue that causes these problems, only the problems themselves are dealt with. Police wait for problems to come to them before they work to solve them. They do not actively seek out underlying issues that may cause problems in the future. This means that similar problems will continue to occur until the root issue is found (Newburn, 2008). Proactive policing however is seen as working to find the underlying problem when they do arise - it’s seen as a way of finding a long-term solution. It means that police work to solve the underlying cause so as to prevent the same issue arising again. (Newburn,