Community oriented policing is a term that has been used for the past ten years or so. It is a form of the policing system that the US Army used in Iraq. It’s focused on developing relationships with the local communities to assist them in maintaining law and order.
They use it in our local urban environments. The drug dealers still shoot each other. The terrorists still fired rockets in Sadr City. It sounds nice…but it doesn’t really work.
Thanks.
Here is what the DoJ says about it. It seems rather innocuous. I read much of the document and almost fell asleep. :-)
https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/content.ashx/cops-p157-pub.pdf
If you don't like the results, work within your community. If you still don't like the results, work within your community.
Community oriented policing is a term that has been used for the past ten years or so
Community Policing has been around for over 30 years in Portland Maine. We have 5 Community Policing offices which are staffed by a Civilian Coordinator and a police officer who work together to keep tabs on activity. It would work if properly funded. (Portland has had an ongoing officer shortage since 2019). Some of our cops ride bikes (real bikes, not electric crap) in the summer and can sometimes get to problems quicker. It has actually been around since the formation of police departments.
Think Officer Krupke in West Side Story. Walked a beat and knew almost everyone who lived there.
It works if the rest of the system works. I.e. arresting and getting the bad guys off the streets, work with the kids who are moving in that direction, etc.