Pillar 4 Community Policing And Crime Reduction

Question 1

What is community policing?

Answer 1

A philosophy that promote organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that rise to public safety issues, such as crime, disorder, in fear of crime

Question 2

Research shows that informal social control is a much more powerful mechanism for current control and reduction than is formal punishment

Answer 2

Community policing should be infused throughout the culture in organizational structure of law enforcement agencies

Question 3

Agency should’ve evaluate their officers on their efforts to engage members of the community and the partnerships they build

Answer 3

Should engage in multidisciplinary community team approaches for planning, implementing and responding to crisis situations

Collaboration

Question 4

Should establish formal community/citizen, advisory committees to assist in developing crime prevention, strategies and agency policies, as well as provide input on policing issues

Answer 4

Larger agency should establish multiple committees to ensure they inform all levels of the organization

Question 5

Asian should adopt policies and programs that address the needs of children and youth, most at risk for crime or violence and reduce aggressive enforcement, tactics and stigmatize youth and marginalized their participation in schools and communities

Answer 5

Should work with schools to the creation of alternatives to student suspensions and expulsion through restorative justice, diversion, counseling, and family interventions

Question 6

Communities need to affirm and recognize the voices of youth in community decision-making, facilitate research of problem solving and develop and fund youth leadership training, life skills through positive, youth and police collaboration, and interactions