For many years there has been a disconnect between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Which may be a result of past personal experiences good or bad and this may affect how law enforcement officers are perceived by the general public. Also it is impractical to deny the fact that both parties need to be able on the same page in order to build trust and accountability in these communities. To sum up their relations in the past, "...people receive the kind of policing they deserve",(Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective...,pg.39-45). That saying is incorrect because it disregards the way law makers power utilizes officers the way they operate, their values, and the way they are required to deliver law enforcement
