The Limits And Limitations Of Community Policing

This strategy can be used with crackdowns or specific target of groups of people and or gangs. This can be used by giving those who follow the rules social services and employment opportunities, which is where community policing could serve the community. This can show the police are here to help as well as fight

The reform era transitioned into the community era of policing due to the reform era not being able to handle the socially changing landscape. In the community era of policing, police officers are about problem-solving and engaging the community members. What works in the community era of policing is the relationships built within the community and the changing approach of crime prevention instead of a reactive approach. What does not working is officer safety is more crucial because of officers

Secondly, community policing should be a broad police function. The third element is collaboration between the community and police. Fourth, general knowledge and skill should be applied during community policing. Fifth, community policing should be working towards solving a specific problem within the community. Finally, community policing should decentralize authority ("Community- and Problem-," n.d.).

Standing alone, it will not succeed. Advocates of community policing seek a needed change in the mission and methods of the police. They argue that the police should focus their efforts on reducing fear and maintaining public order on the quality of life in neighborhoods.” This article centralizes the main problems occurring in communities in today’s society. Police officers are dehumanized and humiliated by the society due to scenarios they are placed in, but whenever there are small incidents the same officers are the first ones to be called and they are expected to be present at the scene and restore peace. Police are placed in certain situations at times where they are easily placed in the wrong and are at the center of protests.

more com... ... middle of paper ... ...is research article, the author paid attention to using literature that was examined, compared and tested in different areas.” This article advises policy makers and communities to form stronger relationships with police authorities and concentrate on preventing crime, reduce fear of crime and improve the lives of residents. It is important that other publications be reviewed and examined to find valid and reliable data that can be retested. One of the questions for researchers is to identify how and if a neighborhood watch program would work in all types of neighborhoods. For the most part and according to these articles, neighborhood watch programs have proven to be effective. Would a program like this work in areas that are already infested with crime and poverty?

In community policing, officers need to work with citizens to put a clamp on crime. In the past officers have tried to solve all the community issues on their own (Ortmeier, 2006). However, it came to be that officers who are essential to the citizens, was also vice versa. With community policing, it focuses on relationships of trust, with cooperation between both. The theme of community policing is that the law enforcement can be more attentive, proactive, and community sensitive (Greene, 2000).

Community policing seems to mostly just influence perception of crime and disorder (Sherman, 1997) . When it comes down to actually reduce crime it seems that street offices, foot patrol, meetings

Reasons According to (Kristian, 2014) police brutality is a thing of the policing system, not circumstantial. She points out one of the most obvious reasons, which is the lack of training that officers receive to identify what is the appropriate amount of force. Kristian also identifies the lack of training officers receive in regards to domesticated pets. The most important part of Kristian’s argument is that the policing system is targeting minorities, with some city police’s procedures explicitly stating that. What constitutes brutality is also not a widely outlined thing and this causes most cases of police brutality to go unpunished.

I do not think you can arrest your way out of a violent crime problem. With the implementation of community orientated policing (COP) in many departments, I think you can implement of combination of things a be effective. COP ideas have come in and stated building a relationship between the community and the police have an impact. Also, if a neighborhood looks bad, then people will fear being there, and that will breed crime. I agree with the theory on that aspect.

Views on Discretion Many people interpret police activities from pre-conceived ideas because they happen away from the citizens' view. The privacy creates a circumstance that allows police officers’ discretion in the way they react and handle citizens that breach the law. The research community tries to investigate the issues that concern the police officers' conduct while responding to citizen's woes and their interaction with them. The gap that exists in... ... middle of paper ... ...oals due to the environment's needs that require rapid response. When they enforce discretion properly, they respond to margin situations in the best way possible.