Community and Problem-Solving Policing
Community and Problem-Solving Policing
Axia College of University of Phoenix
CJS 210
Community and Problem-Solving Policing
The relationship between police and the community is extremely important. To have a trusting relationship between the two gives our communities a sense of security. The police deal with problems that most of us are not aware of on a daily basis. There job to serve and protect our communities. In doing that there are problems and struggles police face. Having the communities support help make out streets safe. There are many who are not willing to helpin fact, some may have a negative outlook on the police. Reducing crime and improving quality of life is the goal. In order to make that happen there must be problem-solving tactics and strategies to improve. Some believe that community policing and problem-solving policing may be the key strategies to use in policing our nation. Involving the community with policing is an attempt to get the community involved. The goal is to get the community to be an active partner with the police in dealing with crime problems. In the 1960’s the police were no longer seen as members of the community, but were more seen as an invading army or an army of occupation. The lack of communication and mistrust between communities seemed to occur when crime increased, technological advances, and changes in police management. These changes led to foot patrol being taken off the streets and replaced with mobile police departments. With little help and communication problems began as quick moving police often had to quickly assess a situation and take quick action before racing to the next emergency. The rapid response led to police being viewed at as not trusting and out of touch with the situation at hand. It may have seemed the officer was not interested in the people in the community. It may have seemed the officer was there to do a job, do it quick and leave. One of the
Axia College of University of Phoenix
CJS 210
Community and Problem-Solving Policing
The relationship between police and the community is extremely important. To have a trusting relationship between the two gives our communities a sense of security. The police deal with problems that most of us are not aware of on a daily basis. There job to serve and protect our communities. In doing that there are problems and struggles police face. Having the communities support help make out streets safe. There are many who are not willing to helpin fact, some may have a negative outlook on the police. Reducing crime and improving quality of life is the goal. In order to make that happen there must be problem-solving tactics and strategies to improve. Some believe that community policing and problem-solving policing may be the key strategies to use in policing our nation. Involving the community with policing is an attempt to get the community involved. The goal is to get the community to be an active partner with the police in dealing with crime problems. In the 1960’s the police were no longer seen as members of the community, but were more seen as an invading army or an army of occupation. The lack of communication and mistrust between communities seemed to occur when crime increased, technological advances, and changes in police management. These changes led to foot patrol being taken off the streets and replaced with mobile police departments. With little help and communication problems began as quick moving police often had to quickly assess a situation and take quick action before racing to the next emergency. The rapid response led to police being viewed at as not trusting and out of touch with the situation at hand. It may have seemed the officer was not interested in the people in the community. It may have seemed the officer was there to do a job, do it quick and leave. One of the