The Relationship Between Police And Community Relations

This paper provides an overview of the problems facing the police in their efforts to improve relations with minority communities in the United States, as well as a survey of previous research and existing literature on cultural diversity

Consider what Blagg (2008) and Cunneen (2007) have said about the relationship between Aboriginal communities and the police. What are the major sources of concern, in relation to Aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system and what efforts have been made to reduce this over-representation?

The Republic of Haiti is in the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. It is densely populated and has the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere (Kemp, 2001). The population of more than seven million is made up of mostly descendents of African slaves brought to the West Indies by French colonists. The horrible conditions in Haiti, such as crushing poverty, unemployment and illiteracy, and high rates of acute and chronic illnesses and child and infant mortality, result in the illegal immigration of many Haitians to the United States, France, and other countries in Western Europe. Most immigrants are adults and teens who leave Haiti in tiny boats, despite the

Community relation issues across the nation have been increasing and causing many conflicts between law enforcement and communities. There has been so much disorder between communities and law enforcements not agreeing on how situation have been handled. Both the community and law enforcements having different perspectives on making decisions without ever looking at the others side and acknowledging each other’s reasoning behind their actions. Racism, responsibility and morals are some of many terms that are yet to be sorted out within all these communities that have on going conflicts. The relationships between a community and its law enforcement is important, although it is the police job to enforce, it is also the communities job to enforce all day and everyday (Russell).

This article discusses the history of immigration policies between the United States and Haiti and the consequences of these policies. On September 22, 2016 the Obama administration made the drastic decision to close its doors to Haitian migrants. The administration announced that it would tighten its immigration policy on Haitians, limiting the amount of refugees that would enter. Which was a drastic change from their 2010 immigration policy that open its doors to the Haitian refugees. This new policy affected many migrating Haitian who where just days from their immigration appointments. The article recalls personal experiences about the racism and the dangers Haitians face throughout the journey. Also describing the poor conditions immigrants

Student studying criminal justice and those employed in the field of criminal justice need to be aware of differences between those from different cultures. By studying multiculturalism one learns that different cultures can have values, beliefs, customs, and norms that are different from one’s own which leads to acceptance and understanding (McNamara & Burns, 2009). For those employed in the criminal justice field, with the changing face America, it is necessary to understand the background of others in order to do their job. Immigrant populations are part of every major city today and even most small towns have at least a small population of immigrants. Officers have to understand that their culture is different and that they have to

Different officers may have different ways to contribute to partnerships. For example, patrol officers have a unique position to help monitor and supervise supervisees (Parent and Snyder, 1999). Patrolling gives officers access to the supervisee and their social networks which can help provide knowledge of their activity (La Vigne, N. G., Solomon, A. L., Beckman, K. A., Dedel, K., & Center, J. P., 2006), this can be very valuable especially in cases which community corrections officers are mostly in their office and not in the field (Thornton et al. 2006). This can help with intervening before recidivism occurs due to being able to foresee issues that the supervisee may be having. This may help law enforcement officers prevent certain crime

In the article “Community Policing” by the author Jeffrey Patterson he talks about the history of community policing. In the begging of the article he talks about how back in the 1800’s community policing was neither mandatory nor essential to the community. Patterson states, “ before 1829, the police--whether military or civilian--only responded after a crime had been reported”, essentially stating that the police acted after the event had happened. Later on in the article he goes on to talk about how that in this day in age community policing is limited by stating, “as with police-community relations and team policing, cities often attempt to implement community policing through small, specialized units in well-defined neighborhoods”,

Haiti has long been known for its major export of Haitian migrants in search of a better way of life. It is an exodus that goes back several decades, however with recent times the numbers have increased dramatically. In fact, that numbers of Haitians fleeing Haiti in the early 1990's far exceeds the numbers recorded in earlier years. Between 1972- 1979, some 8,000- 10,000 Haitians arrived in the United States. Compare this number with the 14,443 Haitians interdicted between September 30, 1991 - January 1, 1992. By early 1994, this number totaled over 41,000 (Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti, 1994). Economic deprivation has always been the predominant influence for the migrating of Haitians, yet in the

The main components of community policing are Community Partnership, Problem solving, and Change Management ( Bohm and Haley, 2011). Establishing community partnerships are critical for many reasons. Developing trust in citizens assists law enforcement to have access to information that may not be available otherwise. Providing residents information on neighborhood watch groups, how to better secure their homes are just a few opportunities available.

crime rates within the country and especially in its major cities of New York, Chicago and Los

The police must provide special services when encountered with these members. Sometimes they do not need protection from themselves and each other but from other people in the society as well. The young population is some tough ones to deal with just because they are so young and they haven’t developed yet to their full capacity. They are vulnerable and the way they are being encountered does influence them a lot. Therefore, it is very important that police officers are trained in working with the young population when handling them. Officers should be patient and have some sense of humor that the young can relate to just to make them loosen up a bit. Police officers can go to youth programs and be part of it and understand the developmental changes that the youth faces so they know what they are going through. When it comes to dealing with elderly, you have to consider the mental state and physical health before encountering them. The officers should have patience and compassion when dealing with an elderly. They are older and sometimes they may not understand and move as fast as one think they supposed to just because they are grown. The police can give them some sense of respect instead of ordering and try to control them. They are grown and they will want to feel that they are still in control of their own life. Sometimes elderly persons just want somebody to talk to. For example, in an

The definition of human relations is everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships. An example of this is would be treating others with respect and dignity and following the Golden Rule; acting toward others as you would want others to act toward you. Public relations are activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of themselves. An example of police public relations is a law enforcement agency seeking developing a program to help strengthen the opinion that their community has on them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police are operating a pilot program that seeks to more easily resolve complaints such as whether an officer was rude, displayed a bad attitude or was speeding unnecessarily. Police-community relations is the relationships involved in both human relations and public relations between the police and the community. Programs such as National Night Out are a great example of police-community relations. They target specific efforts needed to make connections to underrepresented communities and ethnic communities. Building relationships within all populations is critical for achieving the goals of community outreach.

The challenge for law enforcement and cultural awareness worldwide, more unique than in any other profession because of the power held by police, creates a special need for understanding a pluralistic, multicultural worldwide society. The very success of the many facets of community-based policing is dependent on this awareness. Understanding the importance of culture and the role that police play is not new. Law enforcement agencies throughout the world are becoming more concerned with their image within their own countries as well as their reputations for professionalism with the rest of the world.

The term community is a more than geographic boundaries. It is a group of people