Community Communing And Community Policing

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The initial objective of establishing a police force was to prevent crime and disorder among society (Peak & Glensor, 2012). Politics, corruption, and the demand for reform helped to decentralize police agencies and establish a relationship with the police and members of the community. Also, concerns with civil rights violations, increased violence, economic struggles, and desires for a personalized relationship with citizens helped community oriented policing and problem solving emerge (Peak & Glensor, 2012, p. 20). Community oriented policing and problem solving opened the door for the police and the public to work together to solve problems.
Community policing consists of community partnerships, organizational transformation, and problem …show more content…

In the process of increasing communication among members of the public, so is the trust for law enforcement officials. Lack of trust or confidence in the police will preclude citizens from interacting with law enforcement …show more content…

According to Peak & Glensor, (2012), traditional policing encourages officers to focus on solving problems in the community by detection and the arrest rate. Also, with traditional policing, police officers place emphasis on response time, seriousness of the crime, and enforcing rules and regulations of the department. Additionally, Green, (2000), suggests that traditional policing is about arresting the bad guy and responding to calls for service from the community. According to Peak & Glensor, (2012), traditional policing concentrates on law enforcement officials being principally responsible for policing the

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