The concept of community policing was introduced and used as a police philosophy in implementing crime prevention . It is a term often used to describe the process of engagement between the police and community and at its core is the recognition that by working with the community‚ law enforcement agencies can find local solutions to local problems. Community policing is a dynamic concept that requires the police and the community to work together as comrades in identifying effective actions and address
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Community Oriented Policing In spite of the fact that the United States still exceeds many other industrialized nations in overall crime and violent crime‚ it has been effective in decreasing its crime rate‚ particularly during the 1990s. While some coalitions have attributed this positive development to changes in socio-demographic trends and rigid enforcement approaches‚ one coalition highlights the success of the community-oriented policing and problem-oriented policing in eradicating the root
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Community Policing is believed to be an effective way to promote public safety in a community. “Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques” (Sheider 2008). Concerning the testimony on behalf of the Presidential task force‚ community policing should focus on two additional initiatives that will make community police better off in the future. Getting to know about community policing should
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History of Public Policing Community policing as it related to communication with the public has existed in some content of the early since the 1930’s (Fisher-Stewart‚ 2007). It was during the 1960’s with the focal point of the Civil Rights Era‚ that the police-citizen crisis began and research was initiated to ascertain the core of the problems involving policing and the community (American Law & Legal Information‚ n.d). It was is in response to the civil unrest that existed during this period
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Community Based Policing: Improvement For The Police And The Community. There has always been a love hate relationship between the public and the police. When called upon to help‚ they can be something sent from God‚ but when they are writing tickets‚ or taking a friend to jail‚ the view changes from a savior to a presence that is unwanted and often hated. An effort to improve the public view of law enforcement is being attempted by many departments. Using different styles of policing techniques
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Community Oriented Policing Community oriented policing is a policing strategy based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime and reduce fear‚ with community members helping to identify suspects‚ detain vandals and bring problems to the attention of police. It is a philosophy that combines traditional aspects of law enforcement with prevention measures‚ problem-solving‚ community engagement‚ and community partnerships (Ref. 1). Background of Community Oriented
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Community policing is a philosophy that police officers enforce the law with the people of the community‚ not just on the people. Building a trusting relationship between the community and the police officers that serve that community is essential for this philosophy to be effective. Mutual trust and cooperation is the goal‚ hoping to establish an active dialogue between the local law and the citizens they serve. Community policing combines a focus on intervention and prevention through problem
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Community policing presents an opportunity for law enforcement to connect with the surrounding community and build a relationship that benefits the criminal justice field but also the community. Unfortunately‚ majority of officers only interact with citizens when a crime occurs. Traditional policing is reactive verse being proactive. In the traditional approach‚ there has to be a criminal act before officers intervene which in turn means that someone has to be a victim first. If officers continue
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(2013). While supporters of this practice believe that it is necessary‚ critics believe biased-based policing (racial-profiling) is a violation of civil rights and takes a heavy toll on police-community relations. For police agencies‚ keeping the balance between public safety vs. civil rights is not an easy job. The principle job for law enforcement is to keep communities safe. If in the communities that a police agency serves‚ there is a greater threat from a certain racial or ethnic group‚ the police
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human interactions is based on a basic level of trust. A trust‚ that has to be earned. A high intensity of trust between the police and the community is an elementary requirement for a civilization. Police are provided with the exceptional responsibility of protecting the society and enforcing laws‚ and hence‚ is in positions of authority in our communities. But it’s very unfortunate that too often all over the U.S. the police abuse their power‚ act irresponsibly‚ and violate our trust. The newspapers
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