If a department wishes to implement such a massive undertaking as community policing, it is imperative that its leaders have a clear-cut definition of what it is that they are trying to implement. Without such a distinct and straightforward definition, how can administrators be expected to explain what it is that they expect their patrolmen and lower level officers to do? Community policing requires officers to be open minded, unbiased, and sensitive to the concerns and problems of others; also known as the new policing paradigm. Even if officers do not agree with a complainant's viewpoint, they should try to listen and understand the problem. Police should display empathy and compassion with sincerity, not in a rehearsed way.
The neighborhood watch program has brought us closer as a unit and is helping us achieve the ultimate goal of one day being crime free. We chose to use a peacemaking design for our neighborhood watch. We realize that the citizens of our neighborhood are not law enforcement and we do not have the resources or training that our local law enforcement does. By ensuring that we offer a more nontraditional approach to retribution of the offenders, we have a lower percentage of reoccurring offenders. By dealing with the offenders through communication and education, we set ourselves apart from the local law enforcement.
Sensitivity training could be a starting point mandating that all attend but again it takes a change in behavior of the individual so clear policies on this type of behavior should be required. In tackling this issue within the departments will increase the trust with ethnic communities (Shusta, Levine, Wong, Olson, Harris, 2008, pg. 31). In turn this will foster a collaborative relationship between the police and community thereby reducing the perception which is tied to prejudice and bias behavior. Another approach to increase collaborative relationships between the community and law enforcement is police presence in the community.
Based upon the committee reports, the Steering Committee will develop and present to the Chief our implementation plan. Public meetings have been held to both educate the public on the concept, as well to provide them the opportunity to identify their goals and priorities for the department. This input, along with that of department members, has resulted in a new mission statement for the department, which stresses customer orientation and the importance of the employee. Our implementation plan will include funding needs and will eventually be submitted to both the County Executive and the Council, especially as it pertains to those areas which will require additional funds and are multiyear in impact. Any implementation of community policing will, in all probability, be multiyear and, while there may be some initial Community Policing prototypes in limited areas of the county, it will eventually be adopted department-wide.
Operations of policing CJA/214 April 16, 2012 Operations of policing Law enforcement involves many aspects that pertain to the job. These aspects include policing dangers, weapons, technology, relationships, that will shape and mold the future of policing. Police agencies throughout the country can be active in many activities and operations. Each level of policing varies in labels, operations, authority, and jurisdictions. In order for the levels of policing to be successful, cooperation between them is a necessity.
Urbanization brought with it a rise in crime, causing police to shift towards a more proactive approach to law enforcement. Police agencies have evolved since the early 1600’s to become a highly organized group that strives for crime prevention, preservation of citizen’s rights and professionalism. The 1970s started a new era in policing known as the Community Problem-Solving Era. This era is characterized by the authority coming from the support of the community, law, and professionalism. A broad range of services provided a better hold on crime control in the community.
The overall purpose and meaning of this article is to send the message that police officers can play a unique part in disrupting the disorder process. If police officers focus on less serious crime and disorder of a neighborhood then serious crimes like felonies will not be able to surface as much. This is because the community will participate more and become more social, and they will develop their own set of rules. A main section of this article that I want to point out is the idea that foot patrol decreases crime rate. In the article it states that police officers didn’t like the idea of foot patrol too much but because they did it relationships with the community was formed and people were less afraid to go outside.
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies: How They Impact the World Abstract In today’s society, when people think of protection and enforcement of laws, they immediately think of the local police, the local sheriffs, or the highway patrol. Of course, people have heard of the federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but what people do not realize is that there are so many more agencies that take part in making sure that the laws of the United States of America are enforced, as well as making sure that the general public is kept safe from enemies both foreign and domestic. Throughout this term paper, many different aspects of federal agencies that enforce laws and also keep the country safe will be brought to light, as well as the many different benefits and downfalls of having such federal agencies. While there are many people that believe that federal law enforcement agencies are only established to make the life of an average citizen difficult, in truth, federal law enforcement agencies only help out this great society. First world examples will also be used in elaborating just how important and necessary federal law enforcement agencies are in today’s day and age, and just how much people of today take these agencies for granted.
Proactive patrol has been known to deter crime in areas where criminal activity is high. Providing proactive patrol can deter criminals from actually committing the crime but it does not always deter the crime from happening in the first place. Creating the awareness in a community there are police nearby does help deter the crime from taking place. In order for a police organization to be successful it would take both patrols to reach this goal. One without the other in my eyes would not work.
Reducing crime and any behaviour like this will enable people to feel closer as a community as well as feeling safer and protected. Police forces and other agencies work together to develop strategies to reduce crime and then there are many charities that also become involved in the initiatives. There are different initiatives