Factors for Community Policing
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This section intends to explain the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study and the scope of the study.
1.2 Background of the Study
An old saying holds that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Unfortunately, many officers seem to think the history of police work began the day they first pinned on a badge and strapped on a gun belt. For this reason, each emerging movement in law enforcement tends to be seen as something completely new, without historical context. Such is largely the case today with community policing.
To better understand today's debate over community policing, law enforcement administrators should study their history. History debunks the more outrageous claims made by some of the proponents of community policing and cautions against forgetting the important lessons of the past. It shows us that calls to change the way the police operate have been a constant theme from the very beginning of municipal policing. And, it reminds us that our problems today--while serious--are really nothing new.
The history of modern law enforcement began 166 years ago with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police District in 1829. By creating a new police force, the British Parliament hoped to address the soaring crime rate in and around the nation's capital, attributed at the time to rapid urban growth, unchecked immigration, poverty, alcoholism, radical political groups, poor infrastructure, unsupervised juveniles, and lenient judges.
The concept of community policing for the first time introduced in the United Kingdom (UK) by Sir Robert Peel in 1829, and later on started to spread to other developed countries like United States of America (USA), Canada and Japan had succeeded in preventing and combating matters related crimes since 1960s ( Murphy and Gazza, 2007). The third world countries particularly those of Southern Saharan Africa (SSA)
This section intends to explain the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study and the scope of the study.
1.2 Background of the Study
An old saying holds that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Unfortunately, many officers seem to think the history of police work began the day they first pinned on a badge and strapped on a gun belt. For this reason, each emerging movement in law enforcement tends to be seen as something completely new, without historical context. Such is largely the case today with community policing.
To better understand today's debate over community policing, law enforcement administrators should study their history. History debunks the more outrageous claims made by some of the proponents of community policing and cautions against forgetting the important lessons of the past. It shows us that calls to change the way the police operate have been a constant theme from the very beginning of municipal policing. And, it reminds us that our problems today--while serious--are really nothing new.
The history of modern law enforcement began 166 years ago with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police District in 1829. By creating a new police force, the British Parliament hoped to address the soaring crime rate in and around the nation's capital, attributed at the time to rapid urban growth, unchecked immigration, poverty, alcoholism, radical political groups, poor infrastructure, unsupervised juveniles, and lenient judges.
The concept of community policing for the first time introduced in the United Kingdom (UK) by Sir Robert Peel in 1829, and later on started to spread to other developed countries like United States of America (USA), Canada and Japan had succeeded in preventing and combating matters related crimes since 1960s ( Murphy and Gazza, 2007). The third world countries particularly those of Southern Saharan Africa (SSA)