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An Annotated Bibliography for Improving the Relationship Between Law Enforcement
Officials and Local Residents
Alfred Nyambane
Computer Programming, DeVry University
ENGL135 Advanced Composition
Lina Omran-Audi
July 31, 2022
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An Annotated Bibliography for Improving the Relationship Between Law Enforcement
Officials and Local Residents
Our communities have high crime rates and other related problems because of a poor
relationship between enforcement officials and local residents. The poor relationship has caused
police officers to lack understanding of local residents’ needs, goals, problems, and preferences
resulting in high crime rates, homelessness, loss of lives, and poverty. When there is a high crime
rate in a community, the locals live in fear, which impacts their economic activities since they
are afraid to go to work, operate their businesses, or send their kids to school. In addition, those
attacked have lost their loved ones and spend a lot of money on medical expenses to treat the
wounded. The local residents must care about this problem because it is big, affects everyone in
our communities, and needs to be solved. Residents perceive law enforcement officers as
adversaries rather than upholders of the law because of the strained relationship between them
and the community's citizens. It needs to be improved.
Christopher Muscato, Police-Community Relations: Importance & Comparison
Muscato, C. (2021, November 15). Police-Community Relations: Importance &
Comparisons - Video & Lesson Transcript. Study.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from
https://study.com/academy/lesson/police-community-relations-importance-
comparisons.html
Summary: Effective police-community relations, or the interaction between the police and the
communities they serve, is one of the fundamental elements of successful law enforcement.
Building trust between the police and the community depends on positive police-community
relations. Police work becomes far less successful without this trust. People might not feel
An Annotated Bibliography for Improving the Relationship Between Law Enforcement
Officials and Local Residents
Alfred Nyambane
Computer Programming, DeVry University
ENGL135 Advanced Composition
Lina Omran-Audi
July 31, 2022
, 2
An Annotated Bibliography for Improving the Relationship Between Law Enforcement
Officials and Local Residents
Our communities have high crime rates and other related problems because of a poor
relationship between enforcement officials and local residents. The poor relationship has caused
police officers to lack understanding of local residents’ needs, goals, problems, and preferences
resulting in high crime rates, homelessness, loss of lives, and poverty. When there is a high crime
rate in a community, the locals live in fear, which impacts their economic activities since they
are afraid to go to work, operate their businesses, or send their kids to school. In addition, those
attacked have lost their loved ones and spend a lot of money on medical expenses to treat the
wounded. The local residents must care about this problem because it is big, affects everyone in
our communities, and needs to be solved. Residents perceive law enforcement officers as
adversaries rather than upholders of the law because of the strained relationship between them
and the community's citizens. It needs to be improved.
Christopher Muscato, Police-Community Relations: Importance & Comparison
Muscato, C. (2021, November 15). Police-Community Relations: Importance &
Comparisons - Video & Lesson Transcript. Study.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022, from
https://study.com/academy/lesson/police-community-relations-importance-
comparisons.html
Summary: Effective police-community relations, or the interaction between the police and the
communities they serve, is one of the fundamental elements of successful law enforcement.
Building trust between the police and the community depends on positive police-community
relations. Police work becomes far less successful without this trust. People might not feel
