Homeland Security Vs Community Policing Essay
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Homeland Security and Community Policing:
Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies Kelly Bedard CJ-270-90-2 Supervision and Management (Teixeira SU13) July 13, 2013 Homeland Security and Community Policing: Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies In Homeland Security and Community Policing: Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies, Friedmann and Cannon approach the similarities of homeland security and community policing and how they overlap in regards to public safety. They focus heavily on the Post 9/11 changes that happened across all governmental agencies as well as the affect those changes had on community policing policies. The purpose of this review is to discuss the results of the comparisons and contrasts of homeland security versus community policing that were discussed by Friedmann and Cannon. Friedmann and Cannon assessed that the development of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its policies has caused a "side-stepping" of community policing efforts. The researchers stated that this rooted from the importance and level of urgency that the DHS was created. It caused the community policing policies to be seen as ineffective towards "domestic security and terrorist prevention". The investigators argue, however, that the evidence they …show more content…
came across showed that community policing in fact achieved the DHS goals and even eased some of the complications the homeland security policy produced. Initially, the creation of the DHS additional training and funding was provided to police departments to include money specifically for antiterrorism efforts.
Nevertheless, with this additional support, the research team talk about the increased responsibilities that local law enforcement agencies had to endure. The agencies had to adjust by expanding their expertise as well as increasing the amount of work conducted in order to meet the expectations of the DHS policies. The researchers argued that in order to accomplish the set goals and "key tasks" set forth, all federal, state and municipal agencies had to work
together. Despite the collaboration, the research team noted that there was much compensation needed by local police forces. An example they used was racial profiling in regards to terrorist acts. They argued that the homeland security policy targets anyone who shares religion or even ethnicity, which ends up causing discontent and the impression of unfairness towards law enforcement as a whole. In contrary to this, the investigators noted that the community policing policies focus on working with the public in order to gather information about possible terrorist associations. This approach helps lighten the perception of discrimination and profiling. The research team provides a comparison chart showing the similarities and differences between homeland security and community policing. The amount of diversity of each agency emphasizes the levels of responsibility and oversight each on encounters. Even though there are more differences than parallels, both policies work towards the same goal of preventing crime even up to the level of terrorism. References Friedmann, R. R., & Cannon, W. J. (2007). Homeland Security And Community Policing: Competing Or Complementing Public Safety Policies. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 4(4), 2-18.
Homeland Security and Community Policing:
Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies Kelly Bedard CJ-270-90-2 Supervision and Management (Teixeira SU13) July 13, 2013 Homeland Security and Community Policing: Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies In Homeland Security and Community Policing: Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies, Friedmann and Cannon approach the similarities of homeland security and community policing and how they overlap in regards to public safety. They focus heavily on the Post 9/11 changes that happened across all governmental agencies as well as the affect those changes had on community policing policies. The purpose of this review is to discuss the results of the comparisons and contrasts of homeland security versus community policing that were discussed by Friedmann and Cannon. Friedmann and Cannon assessed that the development of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its policies has caused a "side-stepping" of community policing efforts. The researchers stated that this rooted from the importance and level of urgency that the DHS was created. It caused the community policing policies to be seen as ineffective towards "domestic security and terrorist prevention". The investigators argue, however, that the evidence they …show more content…
came across showed that community policing in fact achieved the DHS goals and even eased some of the complications the homeland security policy produced. Initially, the creation of the DHS additional training and funding was provided to police departments to include money specifically for antiterrorism efforts.
Nevertheless, with this additional support, the research team talk about the increased responsibilities that local law enforcement agencies had to endure. The agencies had to adjust by expanding their expertise as well as increasing the amount of work conducted in order to meet the expectations of the DHS policies. The researchers argued that in order to accomplish the set goals and "key tasks" set forth, all federal, state and municipal agencies had to work
together. Despite the collaboration, the research team noted that there was much compensation needed by local police forces. An example they used was racial profiling in regards to terrorist acts. They argued that the homeland security policy targets anyone who shares religion or even ethnicity, which ends up causing discontent and the impression of unfairness towards law enforcement as a whole. In contrary to this, the investigators noted that the community policing policies focus on working with the public in order to gather information about possible terrorist associations. This approach helps lighten the perception of discrimination and profiling. The research team provides a comparison chart showing the similarities and differences between homeland security and community policing. The amount of diversity of each agency emphasizes the levels of responsibility and oversight each on encounters. Even though there are more differences than parallels, both policies work towards the same goal of preventing crime even up to the level of terrorism. References Friedmann, R. R., & Cannon, W. J. (2007). Homeland Security And Community Policing: Competing Or Complementing Public Safety Policies. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 4(4), 2-18.