Community Policing Chapter 2

This not new This is something a good police officer has been doing all along Real police work v. Community Policing Change in department philosophy More community involvement

Basic Characteristics Partnerships – Other agencies, businesses, groups Empowerment – Public involvement in decision making Increased accountability – Police to public, police to police, political Responsiveness/Service – Focus on neighborhoods, decentralization Problem Solving – Proactive policing v. Reactive policing

Problem Oriented Policing Solving persistent problems Not just responding to calls for service Police and the public identify problems Problems in your neighborhood?

Common Initiatives School Resource Officer Civilian Police Academies Civilian Review Boards Neighborhood Associations Child ID programs Coffee with a Cop

Police Explorers Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Neighborhood Prosecutor Well being check program Social Media xNVqrpP6Cms&feature=youtu.be

Office of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) created in 1994 Responsible for distributing $14 billion in assistance to police agencies Hiring of approximately 125,000 officers