Community Policing (2 Pages Words)

Community policing is regarded as the answer to crime in many of Americas cities today. defines community policing 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 (About, p. 1). In other words policing that works with the community while trying to solve and prevent crime. Community policing also holds officers more accountable and requires more effectiveness by focusing on problem solving. Community policing requires that the same officers work in the same area on a semi-permeate basis. This means that citizens will see the same officers often. Seeing the same...