Community Policing

1071 Words3 Pages

Social scientists such as Herman Goldstein, James Wilson, and George Keeling present many points of view on how community policing should reduce crimes and how the police should improve community policing. These social scientists’ theories will be examined to determine the best strategies to keep the public in New York safe.
In Herman Goldstein’s essay, he identified five ways of improving community relations: these are refining police functions and public expectations, getting involved in the substance of policing, rethinking the relationship between the police and the criminal justice system, searching for alternatives, and changing the working environment in a police agency. To me, the most important among these ways is refining police functions …show more content…

Each of these theories has their advantages and disadvantages. As regards the relationship between the police and the community, there has to be one common goal, and that is to keep the public safe. Goldstein, H. (1993). The new policing: confronting complexity. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice.
Godown, J Police Chief Magazine - View Article. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=print_display&article_id=1859&issue_id=82009
The Economist explains: What “broken windows” policing is ... (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/01/economist-explains-18
Maple, J., & Mitchell, C. (2000). The crime fighter: How you can make your community crime free. New York: Broadway Books
Remick, D. THE CRIME BUSTER - The New Yorker. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/02/24/the-crime-buster
Dussault R. Jack Maple: Betting on Intelligence - Government Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved from

Open Document