If I was the police commissioner I would also make sure the department continues to use CompStat as a way to keep both individual officers and the whole department in check. The NYPD currently uses Computer Statistics also known as CompStat as a management tool to maintain data on crime statistics. Through the use of CompStat the department keeps records on crime reduction, personnel and resource management, and improvement in quality of life. It can be considered both a proactive and reactive approach to police management. According to Police Executive Research Forum (2013):
For the first time in its history, the NYPD is using crime statistics and regular meetings of key enforcement personnel to direct its enforcement efforts. In the past, crime statistics often lagged events by months, and so did …show more content…
In order for that to happen, the community and the police must work as a team. It is extremely important for both the police and the community to understand the importance they both have in the development of a stronger relationship between the two. It is up to the police department to make sure they constantly are reinventing themselves and giving community members chances to express their concerns and fears to them. And it is up to the community members to take advantage of the opportunities they are given.
There are a lot of misinterpretations when it comes to understanding what community oriented policing is and what it takes to adopt a community-oriented program. Many might say that community policing is soft on crime and that it moves away from “real police work.” However, with community policing cops just have a lot more options when handling jobs. What community policing does is move away from seeing number of arrests or summonses given as the only way to measure performance and evaluate police
For the first time in its history, the NYPD is using crime statistics and regular meetings of key enforcement personnel to direct its enforcement efforts. In the past, crime statistics often lagged events by months, and so did …show more content…
In order for that to happen, the community and the police must work as a team. It is extremely important for both the police and the community to understand the importance they both have in the development of a stronger relationship between the two. It is up to the police department to make sure they constantly are reinventing themselves and giving community members chances to express their concerns and fears to them. And it is up to the community members to take advantage of the opportunities they are given.
There are a lot of misinterpretations when it comes to understanding what community oriented policing is and what it takes to adopt a community-oriented program. Many might say that community policing is soft on crime and that it moves away from “real police work.” However, with community policing cops just have a lot more options when handling jobs. What community policing does is move away from seeing number of arrests or summonses given as the only way to measure performance and evaluate police