Law Enforcement Within The United States

There has been a movement in the United States police reform which has resulted in a powerful emergent from community policing and Compstat. Community policing is understood to be an especially dedicated group formed from the local police department. These officers work with particular area in which the rate of crime should be reduced through proactive measures which include but are not limited to: taking a vested interest in the desires of the public, forming relationships and partnerships with the public, and appropriate training for both officers and citizens for the program. These efforts are designed to decrease neighborhood

Bite and hold or bark and hold? Law enforcement agencies across the country have tried to balance the ever explosive decision of using force on a suspect who flees. Continually battling public concerns that seem to favor the suspect over the officer, many departments have changed their policy on the canine units that they employ. K-9 officers are more than tools to their handlers, they are their companions, and partners. Now, groups like the ACLU have targeted the use of K-9’s in the apprehension of suspects and to prove their point they have even brought suit against the agencies who deploy the bite and hold method. They contend that this use of force causes permanent, sometimes irreparable, damage to the victims. In considering the use of force many law enforcement agencies have policies regarding the use of force and when K-9 handlers are allowed to release their partners to apprehend suspects. Under increasing pressure many agencies have redesigned their use of force continuums to accommodate less lethal forms of establishing control over the suspect. In departmental use of force continuums, where does the police dog rank? With the ability to bite with the force of up to 2000 pounds per square inch does that mean it is lethal?

A main concept of community policing is to create a positive relationship with the community. This allows community to help police prioritize its goals and change it tactics which in return the community is able to help itself. Community policing should be unique to the city since each city has its own problem, an example of this would be Los Angeles wouldn 't have the same exact tactics as a city in New Hampshire because there are different problems and a different culture in each. If community believes its main problem is gang member than the police needs to prioritize that issue but if the community considers its main problem is prostitution this needs to be dealt with by the police. This is much different than traditional policing in the way that the police prioritize their assignments. Many police who aren 't involved with the community will not take advice from them and mostly interact with only the part

The United States has almost 18,000 law enforcement agencies.Each agency is limited by law. Law enforcement is also limited by the procedural law derived from U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Like much of the criminal justice system, this limited law enforcement model came from England. The United States has more police departments than any other nation in the world. Settlers to the new American colonies brought with them the constable-watch system, which became common in cities. In many rural areas, a sheriff and posse system was commonly used. America developed with two separate law enforcement systems. In 1844, New York City created the first paid, unified police force in the U.S. It was not until after the Civil War those police forces routinely

Community policing plays a huge role in community in the United States. Community policing really focuses on getting to know the people in the community and working closely with them. Being able to get to know the people in the community the police force is able to build a relationship with the community through programs that will be helpful to the community. Show the community the strategies they plan to use to reduce crime and disorder in their community (Plant & Scott, 2009). The main targets for community policing usually targets low-level crime. It is up to the leader of the police force and the officers patrolling the community to encourage the people to help prevent crime. This can be done by giving advice to the people of the community. Having

Community policing has been one of the most popular programs in police departments not only all over the United States, but also throughout the world. More and more departments are implementing community policing, team policing, problem-oriented policing, neighborhood- oriented policing, or other similar programs as we speak. Yes, the term "community policing" does sound very attractive to most citizens and many officers, but the important question is whether the programs are effective or not in the communities in which these departments have implemented community policing.

Community policing emerged as a response to Wilson and Kelling’s broken windows theory in 1982 (Kappeler, 2006). The need for aloof and/or aggressive officers was diminishing and the need for empathic and progressive officers was born. With the broken windows theory, the lines between police and its community needed to be blurred in order to prevent and discourage decay; empowerment in neighborhoods encouraged, and; responsibility shared for the communities (Kappeler, 2006). The goal of community policing is to bring police and citizens together to solve problems (broken windows) and deter crime before it happens. The concept of community policing is to put control over the quality of the community back into the hands of the citizens by making the police personable, approachable and nearby.

Community policing as an ideal is seen as a collaborative effort between police officers and the community they serve. Ideally, the police officers develop relationships and rapport with community members so that they can foster a community focused safety and prevention system; where the police are aware of community needs and concerns as they arise so that they can address them and reduce negative impact on the community they serve. The development of community ties to the local police officers allows the police department to provide a sense of security and safety within the community as those community members develop a cooperative relationship in identifying and advocating for community needs, while the officers monitor, assess and enforce the community concerns. Community-oriented policing identified a host of roles for the police beyond crime fighting, including reducing fear, responding to social and physical disorder in the community, and forging positive relationships with residents to enhance police legitimacy, while rejecting law enforcement as the “core function” of police (Mastrofski et al. pg, 543). Community policing has a positive impact by creating positive and interactive relationships with the community, it impacts proximal outcomes like citizen satisfaction and trust, which can create an efficient and effective relationship for problem solving to occur. (Gill, Weisburd, Telep, Vitter and Bennett, pg. 423) In theory the idea of community policing would seem

Over the past few decades community policing has become a new trend in law enforcement. A majority of contemporary police departments now claim to use community policing. Community policing builds on basic policing practices with an emphasis on crime prevention and lasting solutions to problems. Community policing was established in the 1970s, but did not become popular until the 1990s. The goal of community policing is to rebuild the bond between citizens and police officers, while at the same time reducing crime and fear. This then restores a sense of order within the community.

This paper will discuss community policing and its effectiveness throughout the United States, to include the development of community policing; the essential components of community policing, how community policing principles and methods are used, and how prevalent community policing is through the United States. Community policing is an effective model that can reduce crime while allowing the police to form partnerships with citizens and communities. The communities that have embraced community policing enjoy good relationships with the police and have lower crime rates than areas that have only traditional policing methods in

In the world we live in today it is difficult. We wonder to ourselves how things are happening and why we are having the outcry from society for reform. We should put no blame on one specific party, but policing can be difficult and interacting with an officer is just as stressful. Unfortunately, our youth have been dealing with the issues, and many have lost their lives do to actions that should have never been taken. Community policing is one of our best attributes to bring our society and world together as a well-oiled unit working in as synchronized as possible.

In a community policing environment, emphasis is placed on decentralization, a recognition that crime control is only one function of law enforcement, and on the development, through police–community engagement, of a more intimate relationship between the police and the public (Ortmeier 144). Community policing is vital to the success of a police department. The concept allows officers to get out and interact with those whom they serve. It enables police officers to make the community feel safe by having their presence always be felt and known. While it is met with both negative and positive feelings throughout the law enforcement community the benefits of it cannot be overlooked.

When most people think of Community Policing they think of the Neighborhood Watch, local citizens patrolling their neighborhoods in an attempt to deter criminal behavior. Since 1994 there has been a national program named Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) administered by the Department of Justice which used $14 Billion of appropriated funds from the United States Government to assist communities nationwide. (DOJ, 2016) This program has been very successful and with sound fiscal management has funded the training for 126,000 police officers. (Office of the Attorney General, 2016) These funds have also been used at the local, civilian level and this is where we will focus this paper, civilian community police presence throughout our neighborhoods.

Policing has come a long way since the institution of the protection of the citizens. Gradually, overtime things are meant to get better. Citizen satisfactory and statistical evidence shows that policing has improved professionally, technologically, and even in affectivity. Being able to compare the timeline from early America to modern day, also displays a positive, growing influence in the society. One of the many solutions to the many early problems is community policing. Today, community policing has been adopted into many law enforcement agencies. Community policing emphasizes crime prevention and partnerships with the community. With its many goals, one of which is reducing crime and the fear of crime.

Law enforcement officers all around the world main goal is to serve and protect the country in which they live in. Community policing is one of many methods the United States uses to control crime rate, and encourage police officers and the public to easily communicate. “Community policing promotes mutual trust and cooperation between people and the police, at the same time it helps empower neighborhoods in danger of being overwhelmed by crime, drugs, and the poisonous mix of apathy despair and unrest” (Alderson John Cottingham, 1979). Moreover, build trust among Police officers and the public. Also, with the cooperation among police officers and the community it helps law enforcement agencies to quickly and without no doubt find solutions to problems citizens' faces in their communities. This paper focuses on the similarities and differences of four police agencies with the community policing department.