One example of this is cars being stolen in a neighborhood. In the neighborhood the Police Officers identify the problem and consult with the community to solve the problem of the car thefts in their community. They decide to add more patrols to deter the car thieves. The car thieves see the additional patrols and move on to another community raising their crime rate and dropping the crime rate of their previously targeted neighborhood. Most of the time Police Officers are not concerned about crime unless it is in their jurisdiction so when crime spreads to other areas they tend to let the law enforcement office in that area handle the …show more content…
Another problem is the Police Department might not have the proper funding or personnel to achieve the community’s expectations. Also Police Officers participating in COP or POP often at times leave their fellow Police Officers to pick up their slack by answering more calls. Communities might not contribute enough to the program to make it a success which could contribute to rising levels of