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Finally, in “Community Policing in America: Changing the Nature, Structure, and Function of the Police” by Jack R Greene states that community and problem oriented policing are driving change in ways the police force interacts with the community and as a way to perform various policing organizations (Greene). This particular paper goes on about how police have interacted with the community in the past as well as how they operate now.
Firstly this paper goes on about the effectiveness of community policing as a way to drive change. It is defined as “the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants” (dictionary.com). In theory this model should allow officers to become friendly with local citizens and to improve and embrace community relations with the local office, while at the same time being able to spot up potential criminals in their neighborhood. The author agrees with this claim in this paper going on to state “the profound changes being implemented by this idea” (Greene). Next, this paper entails on how to shift to a form of community policing. This must be conformed into the core philosophy of every police department and not just a new way of operating or specializing (Greene). Officers cannot get to know the people truly unless they put their heart and soul into it, if effort does not exist the officer would be seen as a bystander in the community. Finally, Greene goes on about how community policing is better and more efficient than the traditional way of policing. In the traditional sense officers are confined to chasing and enforcing serious crime such as murder and rape, while leaving community involvement on the sidelines. The police as they are come to be known today are more likely to be found at charity events or public outings then dealing in serious crime efforts day in and day out. While this is good to know that the force is doing their job, according to the author the community should be at the forefront of policing. Their job is to protect but also to serve.
Firstly this paper goes on about the effectiveness of community policing as a way to drive change. It is defined as “the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants” (dictionary.com). In theory this model should allow officers to become friendly with local citizens and to improve and embrace community relations with the local office, while at the same time being able to spot up potential criminals in their neighborhood. The author agrees with this claim in this paper going on to state “the profound changes being implemented by this idea” (Greene). Next, this paper entails on how to shift to a form of community policing. This must be conformed into the core philosophy of every police department and not just a new way of operating or specializing (Greene). Officers cannot get to know the people truly unless they put their heart and soul into it, if effort does not exist the officer would be seen as a bystander in the community. Finally, Greene goes on about how community policing is better and more efficient than the traditional way of policing. In the traditional sense officers are confined to chasing and enforcing serious crime such as murder and rape, while leaving community involvement on the sidelines. The police as they are come to be known today are more likely to be found at charity events or public outings then dealing in serious crime efforts day in and day out. While this is good to know that the force is doing their job, according to the author the community should be at the forefront of policing. Their job is to protect but also to serve.