Community Oriented Policing

Community Policing took a different perspective on crime than August Vollmer. It shows that even though police officers are trained and respond to crimes on time, it doesn’t effect the crime rates. In the past foot-patrol was in place but it quickly failed due to poor management and not enough funds for the program (Bohm & Haley, 2014, Pg. 147). Community Policing was an idea to form a bond between the police and the citizens. If the police paid more attention to the minor problems in

Community policing has evolved to be the most used strategy for policing. “It is an approach to crime detection and prevention that provides police officers and supervisors with new tools for addressing recurrent problems that plague communities and consume a majority of police agency time and resources” (Peak, 2012, 65). It has been defined by various people differently. But all the definitions have similar principles (Chappell, 2009). They focus on proactive problem solving and create relationships with the community to address any issue that may arise. Community policing is a combination of client-oriented and problem-oriented policing.

Although many may find community policing and problem-oriented policing to fall in the same category, there is (surprisingly) a difference between the two. For one, community policing has many definitions. For some, it means instituting foot and bicycle patrols and doing acts pertaining to the ideal bond between police officers and their community. While for others it means maintaining order and cleaning up neighborhoods in desperate need of repair (Dunham & Alpert, 2005). However, an idyllic definition of community policing is altering the traditional definition of crime control to community problem-solving and promising to transform the way police do their job. Within the past two decades, there has been much research on community

The Community Orientented Policing Services wrote about how the events after Ferguson affected the Community Policing aspect for officers on the job. Community Policing is a topic of discussion because people do not like the rules that officers have to follow in their jobs. The services believe that everyone is a leader not just police officers, but they have noticed that the Community thinks they are just followers who give information to the police. From the Wisconsin’s chiefs point of view he states “fully 80 percent of African-American respondents said “yes,” in contrast to 37 percent of White respondents. Three-quarters of African-American respondents said that they had “little or no confidence in the investigations” into the shooting;

Community-Oriented Policing involves giving the Community it serves a voice in how the Police Department a voice, a powerful voice in the daily operations. In the traditional model of Policing, the police drive policy and methodology while the community has few options if they are dissatisfied with the level of service aside from legal suits and political pressure. Recent police involved shootings and excessive force allegations across the United States involve various Police Departments claiming to have implemented Community-Oriented Policing have still resulted in public displeasure. I am going to compare three metropolitan police departments: Chicago, New York City and Houston who are all listed in our textbook Oliver, 2008 as having Community-Oriented Police programs and compare how they address Use of Force issues at the various departments and how effectively they involve the Communities they serve.

In light of recent events that have caused rifts in relations between local law enforcement and communities have caused problems that needs to be addressed. To address this issue, the NYPD issued an executive order to establish a new unit called COP- Community Oriented Policing. The NYPD currently has Community Affairs division Bureau established to foster a positive police-community relations. However, it lacks the structure, staff and functions needed to work with community leaders and others to improve the community and relationship. The COP unit under the NYPD section is needed to create a viable community policing as well as working together for crime reduction in communities.

1. Compare and contrast at least two leadership and management styles. How does your answer help create an ethical environment?

Initiating community-oriented policing is about partnerships and building trust in communities between law enforcement and the citizens in the community (Bull, 2015). According to Bull (2015), community policing has shifted from a centralized bureaucratic command to a collaborative style of problem-solving crime and disorder through programs and activities within the community. To be effective, community policing requires the trust of the citizens. According to Schlosser, Cha-Jua, Valgoi, and Neville (2015), The Law Enforcement Code of Ethic states that the duties of a police officer are to serve humankind, safeguard lives and property, protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against

INTRODUCCTORY SUMMARY: The Police Department proposes to implement a new community-based policing program for young men and women in police operations and law enforcement practices. The program will serve students from ages 18 to 21 years old. The recruited students will receive college credit for their participation in the program.

Community based policing can best be defined as, "a collaborative effort between the police and the community that identifies problems of crime and disorder and involves all elements of the community in the search for solutions to these problems" (Sykes). Community based policing is the role of the police not that of catching bad guys, but more that of helping the public. In order for community based policing to have an effect or benefit the role of the police officer has to have an active part in the community. Police departments have always looked to the community for help when it came to reporting a crime or help solving a crime. The point was to engage with the citizens and build a trust between the people and police so the community could once again feel safe and trust that police officers are there for them and working with them directly. Police must maintain a positive rapport to overcome all the negativity placed on officers." Strong, positive relationships between children and police officers often grow into

As an administrator given the task to implement a new agency, the choice would be a law enforcement agency in a small to medium size community. There would be several client oriented service concept that I would consider and include in the organization and its mission and objectives. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s police were not trusted by the community and its citizens (Cronkhite, 2013). As the public’s trust and faith in the police declined, so did the funding provided by the public. This was evidenced by the failure of several ballot initiatives for police funding that failure (Cronkhite, 2013).

A study on burglaries showed a 62 percent decrease during a community policing strategy that used door-to door visits (Laycock, 1991). This door to door strategy gained intelligence from members in the community and was successful for the time the study was being ran. Another study during the 1980s also using door to door visits showed a significant reduction in victimization for members of the community (Wyckoff et al., 1985). A study that focused on implementation of foot patrols showed fewer crimes in the area that the foot patrols were in Trojanowicz (1986). A community policing study that used officer-initiated community policing showed a significant reduction in property and violent crimes in the area with the community policing officers Connell et al. (2008).

One empirical assessment was conducted among cities that had a significant amount of urban violence. The implementation of community policing and community policing educational training resulted little or no effects on homicides and robberies. Even though community policing were available and operational, the crimes of homicide and robbery were not affected by it. A survey from Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics program validated the results (LEMAS, 2000). The assessment concluded that areas with community policing had higher rates of robbery (Hoover, 2014).

The goals of this paper is to show how the mission of community policing can drive all aspects of training, therefore training becoming the key to promoting the shift to community policing. This requires analyzing aspects of training to ensure they promote the mission of Community Policing, which provides decentralized and personalized police service that empowers the community to participate in the process of making the neighborhood better and safer.

Community oriented policing was created in the mid-20th century. Between the years of 1930 and 1960, law enforcement personnel used a specialized policing model that was developed from a para-military design. The model consisted of tiered structures, effective and quick response times, and the use of patrol vehicles. Up until the late 1960’s this method worked flawlessly. During the 1960’s the number of civil disputes increased drastically within the United States, and the professional policing model that was currently being used was no longer effective. During this time, the law enforcement officers, and the people that they served were at odds. In order to fix this problem, the team policing model was used. Team policing placed certain officers in specific areas in which they would stay and patrol. The officers were supposed to get to know the people within that neighborhood and build relationships with them in order to gain information from them. This model failed because it was a long-term problem solver and not a short-term problem solver or preventative action. Essentially, rather than detectives going into communities and gathering