Law enforcement through comunnity based policing
"In Philadelphia, a pulsating tavern juke box that has caused irate neighbors to log 500 Police calls in six months, was moved away from a common wall with the adjoining building. (Author unknown US News) The calls stopped. Though it seems simple, such a move is at the heart of what we know as Community-based Policing. The movement toward C.B.P. has gained momentum in recent years. As Police and community leaders search for more effective ways to enhance the sense of public safety and the quality of life in their communities. We have accepted C.B.P in one police department after another, and we are ready now to agree "C.B.P. provides hope for the future of Law enforcement." We can trace the seed of C.B.P. back to Sir Robert Peel, the father of the modern Police system, who said, "the Police is the public and the public are the Police"(Braiden). For different reasons, the Police lost sight of that principle defining their relationship with the public. Modern historians have sa!id that the reform era in government, which started in the 1900's to combat corruption, along with the move toward the professional image of police work, resulted in the separation of Police and Community (Kelling, Moore, pg-5) Reform style Policing emerge
Wilson Q. James " Can the bureaucracy be deregulated? " in John Dijulio Sr ed, Deregulating the public service: Can the government be improved? (Washington, DC. Brookings Institution Press Jan 1994 Chapter draft pg 21,54) d in the 50s and 60s with rotating shifts and frequent movement of officers, (to prevent corruption). Random patrolling (a reactive police technique) was also detrimental to the link between Police and public. The police adopted a policy of centralized control to ensure compliance with set standards, and to encourage a professional aura of impartiality. All these policies along with the use of automobiles, telephones, and other technological advances helped distance the Police more. The calls for service increased as urban population and crime awareness increased, making the police almost totally reactive. The introduction of computers only encouraged that false idea of "quick" reactive response and a statistical view toward ! based on the assumption that "crime can be reduced by studying the individual problems and by applying the proper resources"(ECK XVI-XVII) and that" when people make choices based on the opportunities presented by the immediate physical and social characteristics of an area, by manipulating these factors people will be less inclined to act in an offensive manner"(ECK XVI-XVII) So "Problem Solving" involves bringing problems of the community to the right persons attention; Hopefully, resolving that problem, so it will not get worse or create other problems. An example of a tool used in "Problem Solving" is what is called the "broken window" theory, which suggests that, an abandoned, or non-maintained house (or community) will attract disorder or mischief and the criminal element. Through "Problem Solving" the window is fixed, deterioration is prevented and the community is safe once more. Like any other part of C.B.P. "Problem Solving" requires a lot of communication, compromis! rime. To this, great and every effort, of the police is to be directed. The security of person and property and the reservation of a police establishment will thus be better affected than by the detection and punishment of the offender after he has succeeded in committing the crime" . . . (Braiden 120) Bureau of justice assistance Publication: Understanding community policing " Aug 1994 Chapter 3 Pg 13,15 to achieve the results promised by C.B.P. is through constant education and the application of the two elements of C.B.P.
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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