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Foot patrol helped transition to the community era of policing. The citizens still approved of foot patrol by officers, while certain cities wanted more foot patrol available. It was also found the obtaining information from citizens was an effective way to relieve citizens’ fear. The best way to obtain information is by developing a rapport with people. Police departments realizing the distain the public had towards officers during the previous era decided to go to a community-based approach focusing on police officers developing relationships with the community. This entailed trying to gain trust with citizens, therefore, would help the officers be able to police more