Community Oriented Policing Policy Development Paper
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Community Oriented Policing Policy Development
Dale A. Miller
CJA/463
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Johnny McLoud - Hoover
University of Phoenix
Introduction
A community based policing program needs three key elements: Community identification, Methods of helping the community, and Police involvement within the community. This can be hard to do because the changing face of society is forcing many police organizations to make many changes in the way they run, organize and structure their departments.
As public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers, police administrators must modify their organizational structure in order to meet broader mission statements …show more content…
The reactive approach to fighting crime is for police to respond to a scene of a crime after the crime has been committed. This idea of policing is suitable for the amount of resources that police departments are given to fight crime. As the amount of crimes have increased over time, a new look into how local police departments fight crimes is necessary.
The Detroit police department is an organization that relies on tradition. Because of this, the Detroit police department will have to resort to non-traditional means in its organization in order to fit in with the 21st century. A team effort is required for elected officials and the police department in order for this change to become effective. "History has shown that the elected officials and the police department have not worked as a team" Fisette (2002) Pg. 2 Para 1. This history has brought up a question on if the city of Detroit and elected officials can cooperate with one another in order to bring a new look on community …show more content…
Obtaining an alarm system and having stickers and signs posted around the perimeter of the premises will tell potential criminals that the house is secure and there is no need to enter the residence. Finally, the home owner 's animal lovers should use that to their advantage. A dog is man 's best friend and can be a useful tool in telling an individual community member when trouble is around. Those who don 't wish to own a dog need to be told by law enforcement personal to train themselves in keeping better attention to their surrounding at all times during the day and
Community Oriented Policing Policy Development
Dale A. Miller
CJA/463
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Johnny McLoud - Hoover
University of Phoenix
Introduction
A community based policing program needs three key elements: Community identification, Methods of helping the community, and Police involvement within the community. This can be hard to do because the changing face of society is forcing many police organizations to make many changes in the way they run, organize and structure their departments.
As public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers, police administrators must modify their organizational structure in order to meet broader mission statements …show more content…
The reactive approach to fighting crime is for police to respond to a scene of a crime after the crime has been committed. This idea of policing is suitable for the amount of resources that police departments are given to fight crime. As the amount of crimes have increased over time, a new look into how local police departments fight crimes is necessary.
The Detroit police department is an organization that relies on tradition. Because of this, the Detroit police department will have to resort to non-traditional means in its organization in order to fit in with the 21st century. A team effort is required for elected officials and the police department in order for this change to become effective. "History has shown that the elected officials and the police department have not worked as a team" Fisette (2002) Pg. 2 Para 1. This history has brought up a question on if the city of Detroit and elected officials can cooperate with one another in order to bring a new look on community …show more content…
Obtaining an alarm system and having stickers and signs posted around the perimeter of the premises will tell potential criminals that the house is secure and there is no need to enter the residence. Finally, the home owner 's animal lovers should use that to their advantage. A dog is man 's best friend and can be a useful tool in telling an individual community member when trouble is around. Those who don 't wish to own a dog need to be told by law enforcement personal to train themselves in keeping better attention to their surrounding at all times during the day and