Community Policing Report

In America we are currently faced with a crisis. A crisis that must be solved in order to save the lives of both police officers and civilians. The bigger issue at hand is to find a solution to crime. Community policing is an organized system that would be carried out by local police departments to allocate officers to certain areas. The purpose of this system is to get the police officers that are assigned to the area, familiar with the people who live there.
Community policing is not new as a result of current events. Community policing was first tested by local law enforcement agencies in the 1980’s. Law enforcement agencies have been steadfast in their attempt to find a better way to approach society. COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) was created in 1994 (“Introduction to Community Policing…,” 2016) in an attempt to find solutions …show more content…
Community policing allows the assigned officers to get to know the people they serve and vice versa. In New York City Community policing was implemented in 1990. The homicide rate in 1990 in New York City was 2,245 and after implementing community policing tactics, decreased to 983 in 1996 (“Community Policing Can Be Effective if Properly Practiced”, 2016). Although, this could be merely coincidental considering the US economy at the time.
Those against community policing feel that the tactics involved are unsuccessful. Those individuals argue that a criminal would commit the crime regardless of their relationship with the local police department (“Community Policing May Not Reduce Crime”, 2016). A 2006 study concluded that hiring more officers to meet the requirements of community policing reduced robbery rates .01 percent (“Introduction to Community Policing…,” 2016). Would such a small change be worth the millions of dollars in taxpayers money to hire and train these