The Challenges Of Community Policing

“Community policing requires changes to every part of policing, including its supervision and management, training, investigations, performance evaluation, accountability and even its values” (Stone and Travis, 2011, p. 5). The innovations of community oriented policing also helps officers identify themselves and their role in the social order. Stone and Travis (2011) further stated, “Innovations help supervisors identify officers at greater risk of engaging in misconduct” (p. 16). Police organizations must develop innovative strategies in order to be effective and efficient when faced with “technological advances, globalization of crime and increased scrutiny” (Chrismas, 2013, p. 2). Innovation could improve police and citizen relationships, and it could also help police supervisors counsel their subordinates regarding police misconducts such as excessive force. Law enforcement executives must develop innovative strategies for their organization, in order to better serve and accommodate the challenging demands of today’s society, and the growing …show more content…
In two major Asian cities, Daly City, California, and Fremont, California, Asians only accounted for approximately 12 percent and 10 percent of sworn officers, respectively” (p. 2). Recruiting more Asian-American officers will instill more trust and confidence in Asian communities; furthermore, it will also reflect the racial and ethnic demographics of the Asian community (Cao, 2011). Promoting qualified Asian-American officers into supervisory and upper management ranks will signify diversity of minority leadership within U.S. law enforcement organizations. In order to accommodate and adequately serve Asian communities, police departments must recruit more Asian-American officers to fulfill their needs and concerns (Shusta et al.,