The Pros And Cons Of Community Policing

Throughout history we have organized a set of norms that have to be followed in order to meet societies expectations. If an individual breaks the rules of society he or she will face a form of a sanction. Sanctions can be either a positive thing or a negative thing. For example if somebody studies hard for weeks odds are they will get outstanding grades; if somebody kills another person they will most likely be sent to prison. Police are the people that help keep others safe and protected however it is no easy job. In the words of our President, Barrack Obama Police are here to keep our social norms in sync, “Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They 've got a tough job to do to maintain public …show more content…
The problem that we see with that is most of the time they will go to low income neighborhoods and it just so happens that most of the low income residents living in that area are minorities creating a distrust in police by the social minority group. Broken window and Community Policing are similar because there is a resistance among the minority community. Broken window usually will target people of color and ticket them for spitting on the street however wont do the same if that person is white. Community policing targets impoverished communities, which are usually composed of …show more content…
It maintained order by applying stop and frisk as well as making laws vastly stricter. The predominant law, which was more laidback, is no longer in service. Giuliani and the police created a harsh environment to live in if you are a criminal diminishing any chance of anybody else wanting to do something illegal. Most would argue that it is not right to search people randomly, have police watch their neighborhoods, or even having the tables turned for small offences. However, that is the only thing that helped our city prevail and become one of the safest cities in America. Our police needs to help our community understand that they are here with the purpose to make our community a better, safer, a more reliable and sustainable city. Police are now spending time with members in their community for example playing a simple game of basketball in neighborhoods that had tension with the broken window theory as well as community policing. “Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.” – (Antonio Villlarigosa) we all have to follow the law, it’s the law, and we need to understand that we are striving for a change to happen for the better. Police that do the wrong thing should be treated like criminals however those that do what they are supposed to do, should be praised, it is not an easy