1. In a Community Oriented Policing environment, it is important for officers engage in community building. Explain the elements of community organizing and various obstacles police may face in attempting to do so. (Thurman & McGarrell, pages 96 – 101) Thurman and McGarrell explain that community organizing is planned attempts to alter neighborhood interactional patterns in order to make communities stronger and to solve community problems. One of the elements of community organizing is the locality development, which is known as an attempt to create new, problem-solving people such as board committees and councils within that community.
Running head: Trends in Policing Trends in Policing Shane’ Hill-Bailey Kaplan University CJ229: Associates Capstone in Criminal Justice Prof Robert Bradley July 2, 2013 Trends in Policing Abstract Shane’ Hill-Bailey In response to making communities and the streets crime free by producing positive and effective results, two models of policing were developed; Community-oriented policing and Problem-oriented policing. This project defines Community-Oriented Policing and Problem-Oriented policing while assessing the strengths and weaknesses behind the two policing models. How these two policing models relate, compare, and contrast will also be discussed along with the challenges that police departments face when trying to implement the these models. Trends in Policing Community-oriented policing is a view-point that endorses organizational strategies. Community-oriented policing supports the organized use of partnerships and problem-solving methods.
Community partnerships is another method used by police in order to ensure a good relationship with members of the general public. The way this is done is through a process of consultation and mobilization. Consultaion works by providing citizens with information about crime and what can be done to prevent it. Also this gives citizens the chance to voice their concerns about crime and tell the police what they think about the job they are doing. Mobilization works by giving members of the community a chance to actively deter crime by being involved with such programs as Neighborhood Watch, Operation ID, or Crime Stoppers.
Team commitment is a vital value in the success of a team. Commitment is something that a team needs to make sure they can trust the people they are in a team with. Being committed is a source to success. If a team member is absent and never shows up then they cannot be considered faithful to the team. A team is a good team as long as everyone has the same mission in mind.
Police and Law Enforcement Response Patrick Revoir 2/21/2014 CJS/200 The police and law enforcement have one of the biggest roles when it comes to society. Police have a huge role in society; for instance, enforce the law of society, investigate crimes, prevent crime, help ensure domestic peace and tranquility, and to provide the community with needed enforcement related services. (Schmalleger, 2011) A police officer is responsible for the jurisdiction they represent to enforce laws, help prevent crimes, and bring peace among the community. Community policing in which police officers and the community come together to fight crimes can help prevent future crimes. If you were to lessen the amount of police, more crimes could occur and many would go unsolved bringing problems for the community.
Law250EE David Juck Community Based Policing Zahid Kakar March 27th, 2014 Community based policing also known as community oriented policing is a form of policing used to create a better relationship between the different police forces and the community. Community based policing is defined as a team effort between the police forces and the community that identifies the problems in a community and involves the whole community in the search for solutions to these problems. Does community based policing reach its desired outcomes and expectations? This is one of many questions we may have about the new subject of community policing. The answer depends on the belief that people deserve input into the police process, in exchange for their participation and support.
It is essential to inform people of changes and why these changes are happening as when you are aware of why something is being altered you are much more likely to accept it. * Conflicting Roles; at times we may have to do tasks that are not normally in our job descriptions and this can often be seen as ‘treading on someone’s toes’ causing conflict and power struggles. To prevent this sort of conflict it needs to be explained to each individual why tasks have been given to other people to complete. Doing this
Lastly, community policing implies a commitment to helping neighbourhoods solve crime problems on their own, through community organizations and crime-prevention programs. The most important factor underlying the acceptance of community policing is politics. Groups that too frequently have hostile relations with the police, including African-Americans and Hispanics, are a potent political force in big cities and many smaller ones. When developing departmental policies and choosing police administrators, politicians pay careful attention to how their actions will be received by racial and ethnic minorities. As a result it’s a way for police officers to aspire for higher positions at their job.
The second important trait a good employee has is, being proactive. These employees are the ones that do things before they are told to. A boss does not want to have to keep reminding an employee to do their job. If they see that something needs to be done, they will do it. In addition, when work is slow they will find something to do.
This adds to the ability of police officers in that they are integrated with those that they serve and protect. This investment within themselves and their communities allows the general public to see the officer as another human being with the job of helping the community to keep itself safe. We recognize the need for police officers to work with their communities in part due to the history of policing we have seen the deterioration of the relationship between police and the public through riots and the abuse of power that was present during the early era of policing. This is clearly identified by George Plunkitt through his explanation that corruption was the essence of democracy (Riordan, 1963). Community policing programs take many different forms (Rosenbaum, 1994).