Using data from 10 different readings and studies, there is so much that can be said about the different variations of police –community interactions all over the world, especially in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Community policing alone affects crime change and emphasizes the need for improving measures of community policing practices in support of studies of effectiveness (Beckman, 2006). Researching the thoughts and findings on the variations of police- community interactions, statistics show that police studies are based on material, political and cultural interest that pattern the production and distribution of knowledge. Another research was connected to the thoughts of Beckman, which was conducted and analyzed in the article
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Morneoff, 2001). It has been learned that race is not a significant determinant of confidence in police officers; the most important determinant is the community context. Statistics have shown that there are more serious crimes and violent actions in Baltimore City (urban) oppose to Baltimore County (suburban), which lead police officers in Baltimore City to feel as if they have more authority and power in the inner city and urban areas. It has been argued by researchers that policymakers and academics need to be more careful in their assumptions about how easily officers can act as effective and politically independent organizers of diverse community interest (Barry Goetz, 2003). The ethnography of urban policing is an attempt to fill a cognitive gap. Neighborhood social groups and integration can help provide more of a supportive …show more content…
Police practices evolve in adaptation to internal and external conditions, which must constantly be socially legitimized. Looking towards the future, we must reconnect with the successful achievement that have emerged from our communities that endured the same hardships and roadblocks that exist today, to form mastermind groups and alliances to further assist in the redevelopment of our communities. In Baltimore, where Freddie Gray was among the most recent and nationally known police murder victims, and where the riots (Martin Luther King’s “voice of the unheard”) ensued, the same economic dynamics are at play” (Grabiner, 2016). We must change the dynamics of the relationship with the community police officers from one that is adversarial in nature, to one of a community
Morneoff, 2001). It has been learned that race is not a significant determinant of confidence in police officers; the most important determinant is the community context. Statistics have shown that there are more serious crimes and violent actions in Baltimore City (urban) oppose to Baltimore County (suburban), which lead police officers in Baltimore City to feel as if they have more authority and power in the inner city and urban areas. It has been argued by researchers that policymakers and academics need to be more careful in their assumptions about how easily officers can act as effective and politically independent organizers of diverse community interest (Barry Goetz, 2003). The ethnography of urban policing is an attempt to fill a cognitive gap. Neighborhood social groups and integration can help provide more of a supportive …show more content…
Police practices evolve in adaptation to internal and external conditions, which must constantly be socially legitimized. Looking towards the future, we must reconnect with the successful achievement that have emerged from our communities that endured the same hardships and roadblocks that exist today, to form mastermind groups and alliances to further assist in the redevelopment of our communities. In Baltimore, where Freddie Gray was among the most recent and nationally known police murder victims, and where the riots (Martin Luther King’s “voice of the unheard”) ensued, the same economic dynamics are at play” (Grabiner, 2016). We must change the dynamics of the relationship with the community police officers from one that is adversarial in nature, to one of a community