Beat Meeting Reflection

As I arrived to class on Wednesday 25, 2017 my professor Peter Saint John decided that we needed a bigger room due to the fact that we have a lot of students in such as a small classroom. Therefore, with his suggested and other students in the classroom, we decide to go upstairs to a bigger room on the 3rd floor of Magnuson center. As we were going upstairs there was a meeting going on in the building and my professor decided to check it out and had a conversation with the people involved. The meeting that was taking place in the room was a Beat meeting or CAPS and its purpose is to have people around the neighborhood attend to state any sort of crime or unlawful acts going on in their community. The meeting is a great place for the community and law enforcement officers to interact. The meeting began at 7:30 Pm and was supposed to finish by 9:00 Pm. So, after my professor speaking to the law enforcement officers, they mentioned that we should attend one that they were going to be at Mayfair church on Pulaski and Foster right in front of the …show more content…
Others that live in the community also stated the same and made the complaint a community concern. I found this interesting because the area she was speaking about is near a school which is dangerous for kid’s safety and people around the neighborhood. The sergeant quickly took notes on this case and provided feedback to prevent future driving violators. The solution that seems more effective was having a police car on the street where this is happening to hopefully slow the cars down. As a fellow driver around this neighborhood, I have witnessed many cars in this neighborhood not following proper driving laws. I think the community providing this information for the police will hopefully improve this situation around this