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Police in America

Police in America. Chapter Seven Innovations in Policing. Impetus for change. Local police departments were isolated and alienated from important segments of the community Research had undermined the assumptions of traditional police management and police reform

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Police in America

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  1. Police in America Chapter Seven Innovations in Policing

  2. Impetus for change • Local police departments were isolated and alienated from important segments of the community • Research had undermined the assumptions of traditional police management and police reform • Recognition of the fact that the police role is complex • Recognition of the importance of citizens as co-producers of police services

  3. Broken Windows • Police should focus on disorder problems affecting the quality of neighborhood life • Broken window is a sign that nobody cares • Others fail to repair property • Houses deteriorate • Homeowners move out • Renters move in • Income level declines and stores close • Property values decline • Crime moves in

  4. Human Public drinking Street corner gangs Street harassment Street-level drug sale and use Noisy neighbors Commercial sex Physical Vandalism Dilapidation Abandonment of buildings Rubbish Types of disorder

  5. Community Policing • Community Partnerships • Collaboration between police and community • Consultation • Citizens can express problems and needs • Police can educate about crime and disorder in community • Allows citizens to present complaints • Provides forum for police to inform the citizen about successes and failures • Mobilization • Neighborhoods • Civil and administrative law • Other municipal agencies

  6. Problem-oriented policing • Herman Goldstein argues that the police should take categories of disorder and break them down into discrete problems and then develop specific responses to each one. • In problem-oriented policing, the goal is not to build a strong positive relationship with the citizen. The goal is to reduce problems of concern to the public and the close community partnership is an element of that process.

  7. Scan Identify problems Review calls for service Consult with residents Analysis Collect information as to scope, nature, and cause. Response Develop a strategy to address the problem Use strategies that have an impact on the conditions that generate crime and disorder Assessment Evaluation of effectiveness of response Problem solving Process

  8. Examples • Newport News • SMART in Oakland • Boston Gun Project • Jersey City, New Jersey • Zero Tolerance Policing

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