Public Policy
Policing Policies
Cheryl D. Johnson
AJS 582
March 11, 2013
Rick Ferrell
University of Phoenix
Policing Policies
Community policing is a practice that been used since 1980s by The Department of Justice (Ferrei, 2009). The practice reduces fear and crime and gives citizens a sense of restoring order in the community. Community policing also help built a bond between the police and citizens. The police realize that community policing is effective if citizens interact with the police in community base programs and being effective in reporting criminal activities that has or currently taken place in the community. The police department will become an open system to the public. Community leaders and government officials will devise plan on reduce crime with a lasting solution to crime solving. The paper will discuss key issues in community policing and the key actor involved in the policy making, example of the policy and the effective and ineffective of community policing.
Community Policing
The Department of Justice describes community policing as a philosophy in proving strategies in solving crimes and address issues that raises public safety involving the fear of crime and social disorder (Ferrei, 2009). Community policing is the beginning of an open dialogue to gain the community trust when investigating crime in the areas and being proactive in the community (Ferrei, 2009). Police officers also stress preventing crime early identification of hot spots and timely intervene in dealing with criminal issues before the issues become a major problem. If the community policing is effective in the community there will be a reduction in crime and the quality of life will improve in the neighborhood (Friedmann, 2013). Police officers are encouraged to spend significant time with the citizens, business, community organization, and schools to develop a personal relationship to resolve issues that is affecting the area (Friedmann, 2013).
How Community
Cheryl D. Johnson
AJS 582
March 11, 2013
Rick Ferrell
University of Phoenix
Policing Policies
Community policing is a practice that been used since 1980s by The Department of Justice (Ferrei, 2009). The practice reduces fear and crime and gives citizens a sense of restoring order in the community. Community policing also help built a bond between the police and citizens. The police realize that community policing is effective if citizens interact with the police in community base programs and being effective in reporting criminal activities that has or currently taken place in the community. The police department will become an open system to the public. Community leaders and government officials will devise plan on reduce crime with a lasting solution to crime solving. The paper will discuss key issues in community policing and the key actor involved in the policy making, example of the policy and the effective and ineffective of community policing.
Community Policing
The Department of Justice describes community policing as a philosophy in proving strategies in solving crimes and address issues that raises public safety involving the fear of crime and social disorder (Ferrei, 2009). Community policing is the beginning of an open dialogue to gain the community trust when investigating crime in the areas and being proactive in the community (Ferrei, 2009). Police officers also stress preventing crime early identification of hot spots and timely intervene in dealing with criminal issues before the issues become a major problem. If the community policing is effective in the community there will be a reduction in crime and the quality of life will improve in the neighborhood (Friedmann, 2013). Police officers are encouraged to spend significant time with the citizens, business, community organization, and schools to develop a personal relationship to resolve issues that is affecting the area (Friedmann, 2013).
How Community
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