According to the Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS), community policing is “a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime” (Community Policing Nugget , 2008). Foot patrol made it easier for officers to become familiarized with a neighborhood and its residents, to address neighborhood issues. Community policing encourages officers to think proactive and discover problems ahead of time, rather than addressing the problems afterwards. “Community policing recognizes that social disorder and fear of crime are also important issues to be addressed by the police. Both significantly affect quality of life and have been shown to be important contributors to crime” (Community Policing Nugget ,
According to the Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS), community policing is “a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime” (Community Policing Nugget , 2008). Foot patrol made it easier for officers to become familiarized with a neighborhood and its residents, to address neighborhood issues. Community policing encourages officers to think proactive and discover problems ahead of time, rather than addressing the problems afterwards. “Community policing recognizes that social disorder and fear of crime are also important issues to be addressed by the police. Both significantly affect quality of life and have been shown to be important contributors to crime” (Community Policing Nugget ,