Best Practices in Community Policing
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BEST PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY POLICING
STUDENT #1 Saheed Kareen
Paradigm has shifted from the model of policing that engulfed the whole of twentieth century to policing system that adopts liaison and mutual rapport with community, neighborhood as a priority to effective policing through respect for everyone without preferential treatment for any ethnicity, gender, religion, tribe and political affiliations. For this reason, unique and district values, methods or strategies are being devised tactically through “partnership, problem-solving and organizational structure” to achieve best practice in community policing system. This system is effective in a way that the community is engaged, involved in the policy system such that a relationship of trust is built between the community and the law enforcement agent, the police. Several community policing initiatives must be put in place through partnership, collaboration and establishing trust relationship (Scott, 2000).
One effective example I would give is where the community is often alerted and carried along in policing activities, especially where there is a center created for this purpose to manage trust relationship. I will exemplify this with the case of northeastern city where a group of police officers killed a minority resident and within hours of the accident, the chief police who had established mutual respect and a relationship of trust and collaboration with the community was contacted on how to resolve the situation from escalation. Police and the community then both examined and reviewed the situation to proffer a solution and collaborate in the implementation of the solution to the review or procedural improvements as one of the best practices to community policing.
This, without doubt, provides a unique practice and strategy as an effective means to create trust relationship in the community policing and should rely on partnership, collaboration and organizational structure. To have this as a best practice, a dedicated team must be created in the community whose duty is to liaise with the community and report to the distinct captain, keep regular constant, attend to variety of issues and translate community concerns into action with the assistance of partnerships collaboration and mutual respect (Wasserman & Ginsburg, 2014).
References
Scott, M. S. (2000). Problem-oriented policing. Reflections on the first 20 years. Washington, DC: U.S., Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
Wasserman, R., & Ginsburg, Z. (2014). Building relationship of trust: Moving to implementation, Washington, DC: U.S., Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
STUDENT #2 BRODY HICKS
Your resources have covered the collaborative, complex, and multidisciplinary nature of community policing. With this awareness in mind, consider the attributes of a successful community policing program that you have experienced, from either the outside or inside. What positive attributes could you model—and share—for your Community Policing Plan.
Likewise, have you experienced a less successful community policing program? If so, how could you combine your learning from this week with your experience to avoid the common pitfalls of planning a community policing program? In this Discussion, you reflect on personal or professional experience to prepare for your Assignment this week.
