Community Oriented Policing Research Paper

Community Oriented Policing Law enforcement agencies do their very best to find criminals responsible for destruction that’s been or will be caused, though sometimes it can be a daunting task that seems impossible. Typically citizens look to law enforcement for help, but in special cases those very same agencies may need to look back at the citizens for help solving a case. This use of the community is referred to as community oriented policing, and if implemented correctly, can be a very efficient tool in handling cases that seem otherwise impossible to solve. In large cities gang related violence can become prevalent, and if not caught in the action can be very difficult to discover who was involved without any outside intelligence. Even with an expert in gangs who knew what gang committed the crime, the amount of potential suspects in a large city would be staggering; this is where implementing community oriented policing comes into play. Although police …show more content…
However, a stand out case in occurred on the 5th of January 2011. In the home of Gail Howard, a loving African American mother, her 17 year old son Jordan wanted nothing more than to walk alone to meet up with his friends and enjoy the day. Jordan’s mother however “couldn’t shake the fear that someday, he was going to get shot.” Even after seeing a therapist about the irrational fear, and the therapist explaining that the odds were higher that she’d win the lottery, Gail still had her doubts. Regardless of her fears, Jordan’s mother decided that she could not protect him forever and chose to let him walk alone to meet up with his friends at the playground. Gail’s last words to her son were, “We’ll see how safe this town is once your eyes are looking down the barrel of a gun,” before she received a call 15 minutes later to notify her that her son Jordan had been shot in the