Community Policing and Crime Reduction

Community Policing and Crime Reduction

Please address the following tasks in a 2-3-page essay, complete with a title page, reference page and citations. 

1. Define and explain community policing as currently practiced in the U.S.

2. From your review of the U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department – 4 MARCH 2015:

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf

• What      were the main criticisms of community policing in Ferguson?
• What      steps can communities take to make community policing a successful      strategy for law enforcement?