Why The Time Has Come To Alter The Policies And Practices Of Their Organizations
There are compelling reasons why law enforcement leaders believe the time has come to alter the policies and practices of their organizations. These reasons are rooted in the history of policing and police research during the last quarter of a century, in the changing nature of communities, and in the shifting characteristics of crime and violence that affect these communities.
When Sir Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police, he set forth a number of principles, one of which could be considered the seed of community policing: “the police are the public and the public are the police (Bain, 2014).” For a number of reasons, the police lost sight of this relationship as the central organizing concept for police service. Researchers …show more content…
The desired goal, an enhanced sense of safety, security, and well-being, has not been achieved. Practitioners agree that there is a pressing need for innovation to curb the crises in many communities. Both the level and nature of crime in this country and the changing character of American communities are causing police to seek more effective methods. Many urban communities are experiencing serious problems with illegal drugs, gang violence, murders, muggings, and burglaries. Suburban and rural communities have not escaped unscathed. They are also noting increases in crime and …show more content…
This program occurred during the late 1980s into the early 1990. During this time, New York City Police Department engaged in activities to clean up the subway system so that passengers could travel without fear of being victimized by local thugs. The initiative was called Operation Enforcement (Kelling, Reclaiming the Subway, 1991).
Though Operation Enforcement was largely a police operation, its primary goal was not to fight crime but to restore orderliness to the subway. That may seem an odd priority when serious crimes like murder, robbery, and mugging are plaguing the system (Kelling, Reclaiming the Subway, 1991). However, this is not odd at all disorder, unpleasant in itself, breeds crime, and just as importantly, breeds the fear of
When Sir Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police, he set forth a number of principles, one of which could be considered the seed of community policing: “the police are the public and the public are the police (Bain, 2014).” For a number of reasons, the police lost sight of this relationship as the central organizing concept for police service. Researchers …show more content…
The desired goal, an enhanced sense of safety, security, and well-being, has not been achieved. Practitioners agree that there is a pressing need for innovation to curb the crises in many communities. Both the level and nature of crime in this country and the changing character of American communities are causing police to seek more effective methods. Many urban communities are experiencing serious problems with illegal drugs, gang violence, murders, muggings, and burglaries. Suburban and rural communities have not escaped unscathed. They are also noting increases in crime and …show more content…
This program occurred during the late 1980s into the early 1990. During this time, New York City Police Department engaged in activities to clean up the subway system so that passengers could travel without fear of being victimized by local thugs. The initiative was called Operation Enforcement (Kelling, Reclaiming the Subway, 1991).
Though Operation Enforcement was largely a police operation, its primary goal was not to fight crime but to restore orderliness to the subway. That may seem an odd priority when serious crimes like murder, robbery, and mugging are plaguing the system (Kelling, Reclaiming the Subway, 1991). However, this is not odd at all disorder, unpleasant in itself, breeds crime, and just as importantly, breeds the fear of