Drug Enforcement Administration

Community policing is beneficial for both police officers and the community because the officers put in the effort to fix any problems in the community in addition to enforcing law (Pollock, 2017). This type of policing produces a relationship between the police department and the residents throughout the community (Pollock, 2017). The focus is on social issues that ultimately result in crime being committed (Pollock, 2017). “In community policing initiatives, police officers were involved in…

Police performance while using body worn cameras and police opinions while using body worn cameras are very important aspects to whether or not police admin will look into them. Some questions that the administration will have about BWC’s are, “Do my officers improve their ability to fight crime? Do they deter a person in custody or a person that is being put into custody from causing a situation that requires force? Will complaints go down if they are used…

Community Policing Community policing was developed in attempts to deal with aspects of traditional policing models which were not addressing specific problems within a community. Community policing focuses on the relationship between the police force and the community they protect, more specifically it aims to strengthen the partnership between the police and community (Stephen Schneider 2015 pg 339). Community policing is not a developed program but more of a philosophical approach to how…

Community policing has been a police innovation that got nationally funding in 1994 by the Clinton Administration. This form of policing was meant to support community by allowing them to be actively involved in decision making. The hope was to improve police legitimacy especially among minority groups. Many minority groups have felt they have been targeted and profiled unfairly by law enforcement which has been an important issue among blacks, Latinos, and more recently Muslims. The poor…

What is community policing? According to dictionary.com, it is “the system of allocating policemen to a particular area so that the policemen can become familiar with them, as a way of reducing crime.” The policemen collaborate with individuals and organizations to develop solutions to problems. The organization management, structure, personnel and information systems are used to support partnerships with the community and to also have good problem solving. Community policing has the goal to…

COP community “College Opportunities Program” was established in the early 1970’s. It is a federally funded model cities project aimed at recruiting students around the island to pursue a post-secondary education. COP furnishes an alternative opportunity for students that lack the requirements to get into UH Manoa. This program requires student to pass a 6 week intensive summer academic and residential program. The program was made to prepare students academically for a successful freshman…

Our class had the honor to hear a lecture by Clayton Board of Commission Jeff Turner and the future of community policing. Clayton County police has made its main goal to preserve their relationship with the citizens of Clayton. Turner explained that the reason why there is distrust in the community is due to the fact that the media has created this negative image of police officers. The media creates this negative stereotype that police officers and the community is at war with each other and…

Assignment: Leadership in Action Engaging the community in positive, friendly ways is essential to building trust and legitimacy. FBI Director James Comey while speaking at Georgetown University expressed the need for law enforcement to better know the communities they serve. Comey quoted New York Commissioner Bill Bratton’s statement that, “We must work to really see each other.” Comey advocated community outreach programs like PAL’s and heavily suggests Officers get out of their patrol…

There are three major components in community policing. The first component is community partnership. In the community partnership component, the main goal is to establish and maintain trust between the citizens and the police (Bohm & Haley, 2011). When the citizens trust the police, they are more likely to pass information and report crimes that they witness in the community. The second component of community policing is problem-solving. The police need to devote time and attention…

for preventing juveniles from becoming affiliated with gang membership. Evidence shows that both law enforcement and prosecutors share related views to the issues associated with gangs and how gangs are expanding in size (Johnson, Webster, Connors, & Saenz, n.d.). Both also agree that this causes an increase in violent crimes (Johnson, Webster, Connors, & Saenz, n.d.). Studies show that drugs and violent behavior are the primary issues associated with gangs (Johnson, Webster, Connors, &…