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Community-Based Policing
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With “the rising crime rates, and the impact they have on the ability of our criminal justice
personnel to stem the tide, the criminal justice agencies have realized of the need to return to
their community roots if they are to do anything about crime and disorder in the communities.
This has required the agencies to relate differently and appropriately according to the diversity of
the communities they serve. This concept that our agencies have tried to incorporate when
serving the diverse communities is commonly referred to as community-based policing.”
Community-oriented “policing entails empowering of police officers so that they can be able to
solve various issues proactively and thus promoting the transformation of society. This policy
involves three major components which are not limited to crisis solving, development of
community partnership and blending of unique skills. This paper will discuss the benefits
community-based policing has in building tolerance and cultural understanding between public
safety agencies and” communities.
The Community Policing Consortium 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” (Fridell &
Wycoff, 2004). “While traditional policing has been characterized by reactive responses to crime,
community policing is a concept for entirely individualized police services that proactively
collaborate with the community they serve to investigate and resolve issues. Community-based
policing assists in reducing crimes from happening by taking a proactive approach. Working
together with the community helps both the way that problems are solved and the public's
confidence in the police” (Dias & Hilgers, 2020). According to Brogden & Nijhar (2013),
community-based policing is an idea and an operational technique that encourages the police
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and the community to cooperate to address crime, ailment, and protection and promote a high
Community-Based Policing
Student’s name
Institutional affiliation
Course
Instructor’s details
Date
, 2
With “the rising crime rates, and the impact they have on the ability of our criminal justice
personnel to stem the tide, the criminal justice agencies have realized of the need to return to
their community roots if they are to do anything about crime and disorder in the communities.
This has required the agencies to relate differently and appropriately according to the diversity of
the communities they serve. This concept that our agencies have tried to incorporate when
serving the diverse communities is commonly referred to as community-based policing.”
Community-oriented “policing entails empowering of police officers so that they can be able to
solve various issues proactively and thus promoting the transformation of society. This policy
involves three major components which are not limited to crisis solving, development of
community partnership and blending of unique skills. This paper will discuss the benefits
community-based policing has in building tolerance and cultural understanding between public
safety agencies and” communities.
The Community Policing Consortium 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” (Fridell &
Wycoff, 2004). “While traditional policing has been characterized by reactive responses to crime,
community policing is a concept for entirely individualized police services that proactively
collaborate with the community they serve to investigate and resolve issues. Community-based
policing assists in reducing crimes from happening by taking a proactive approach. Working
together with the community helps both the way that problems are solved and the public's
confidence in the police” (Dias & Hilgers, 2020). According to Brogden & Nijhar (2013),
community-based policing is an idea and an operational technique that encourages the police
“
and the community to cooperate to address crime, ailment, and protection and promote a high
