Third Party Policing

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.

Problem-oriented policing presents an alternative approach to policing that has gained attention in recent years among many police agencies. Problem-oriented policing grew out of twenty years of research into police practices, and differs from traditional policing strategies in four significant ways.

Violence can be prevented, but not stopped; so why do people think that intimate partner violence can be stopped? That is the dream. Unfortunately, just like how a thief is not going to stop stealing because he could go to jail, an abuser is not going to stop abusing. All we can hope for is to be able to protect the victims after the violence and try to help them persevere. Prevention is important, but it is also important to know what the Canadian Criminal Justice System is doing to protect the victims. This paper discusses intimate partner violence (IPV) and the protection of victims by the Canadian Criminal Justice System. Protection orders, services, Criminal Justice System responses, and victim responses to the Criminal Justice System will all be examined.

Many feel if they seek help, the abuser will find them and it will only get worse. The victims need to feel safe, or else they are not going to use the programs to receive help. As both of these articles reveal, these programs are not working. On the contrary, “The Seriousness of Domestic Violence Is Exaggerated” argues that it’s not because the programs are ineffective, but that it’s due to the increase in social services available. However, due to the countless studies that were done, it has been proven that this domestic abuse is a problem. Moreover, there needs to be more effort taken into putting these programs into action. Improvements in how the programs are put into practice need to be made, since how the programs are put into practice now are not efficient

Which way is the right way to go? It is a phrase that is easily asked but rarely easily answered. In today’s day and age, police departments are often pondering that very same question. In this paper I will explain why some have chosen the path of partnership and taken up the method “Community Policing.” Conversely, I will explain why others have chosen a “broken windows” style approach to end societal disorder and crime. Lastly, I will try convince you which method will be more reliable

Problem oriented policing is geared toward solving problems. The first step in problem oriented policing is the identification and selection of a problem. One method of identifying, analyzing and selecting a problem is known as SARA. The acronym SARA stands for scanning, analysis, response, and assessment (Cronkhite, 2013). The Center for Problem Oriented Policing has several problem-specific guides for different problems that police and a community may face. The guides cover a variety of subjects ranging from burglary to gas drive offs. Each guide discusses the problem and factors involved and offers suggestions derived from police report and research of the problem (Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, n.d.).

Law enforcement officers use different styles of policing, such as problem-oriented policing, and community policing. Over the years officers have adapted more towards community based policing involving the CAPRA model, and the SARA model. The SARA model has been adopted by the RCMP, and proven to be very successful. In a news article by the daily mail, it states how a group of teenagers vandalized a car dealership, and what the owner of the dealership did instead of pressing charges (Blakeley, 2015). By using the SARA model individuals will be able to critically think, and analyze the problem, possibly leading to more than one positive solution.

Domestic violence (DV) encompasses social and economic deprivation, and physical, sexual or psychological acts of violence that occurs within domestic settings. In one Australian survey, it was reported that one-third of women in intimate relationships, whether former or current, experienced some form of domestic violence (Morgan & Chadwick, 2009). Therefore, it is vital that risk assessment tools are able to accurately assess an individual’s degree of risk and also predict recidivism (the act of reoffending) in order to formulate effective preventative schemes (Hilton, Harris & Popham, 2010). Given the fundamental role that risk assessment has in

Schneider argues in his book that Community-Oriented Policing (COP) and Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) are reconcilable and unarguably “the most widely touted policing model(s) to emerge in recent times (Schneider, 2010, 249).” He believes both COP and POP can internalize the central tenets of crime prevention by encouraging police act proactively instead of reactively, by encouraging the role of private

The world of policing is one of constant change. As far back as the early days of Peelian police philosophy the missions and goals of police departments have constantly been altered. In our diverse communities and cites worldwide we see police departments engaged in very different forms of policing. Even across the many jurisdictions that operate within our nation we see departments that run at the very opposite ends of the policing spectrum, with some acing in extreme public service roles and others involved in aggressive crime fighting ideologies. These different approaches are all based of what the police identifies as the needs of the community. As constant research is conducted in the field of policing,

Problem oriented policing, hot spot policing, and directed patrols are three popular systems in which law enforcement have adopted over the past years to develop a more productive style of policing practices. Researchers have spent money and valuable time looking at these practices to see if they are effective. Hot spot policing, directed patrols, and problem oriented policing are effective methods in reducing all forms of crime. There are important factors to look at in this research to determine whether the running hypothesis is correct and these policing styles are reducing major types of crime. In addition to examined research two tables from two different studies will be examined to help support the notion that these policing styles are effective in reducing crime. In a small survey taken recently of how effective people think directed patrol, hot spot policing, and problem oriented policing is, 12% of respondents disagreed, while 88% of those that responded agreed that these policing styles were effective.

Many may refer to this process as “putting a band aid” on the issues. Police simply do their regular routine and not really look into why these crimes were happening. The issues would continuously happen until they would become unbearable. Crime reached an all-time high and police realized there needed to be a change. One of the ways to implement problem oriented policing is by using the SARA model.

The model that is given in the article written by Rachel Boba and John Crank provides a framework that can be implemented into any community when the lower levels informs the high levels of the chain of command to reduce crime. This article gives the idea that if we focus on the chain of command that police officers must go through when assessing a specific problem then we will see an effective use of Problem-oriented policing. The approach of Problem-oriented policing gives police departments and agencies a way to be more effective in focusing the underlying problems.

Victims of abuse cannot have access to the support that they require or be protected unless they report the crimes to the police. Therefore it is important that the law provides sufficient remedy’s and is implemented correctly so that victims feel confident that they can come forward with their

In examining intimate partner violence there has been a reactive response in the community, which can be to the extreme of a fatality. Child welfare reacts through the generation of an abuse report and case plan rendered to intervene through non-judicial or judicial