Training Key # 506 - Community Policing Part 2 Flashcards
IACP, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Nations Sheriff’s Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum
Are funded by the Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services.
The U.S. Department of Justice defines community policing as
“An organizational wide philosophy and management approach that promotes community, government, and police partnerships; proactive problem solving; and community engagement to address the causes of crime, the fear of crime and other community issues”.
Police cannot solve the dual problems of crime and disorder by acting on their own.
True
Under community police programs officers must convince the public to
assume responsibilities in the control of crime and disorder. COP Officers generally work against years of apathy to accomplish this task. There is a tendency in American society to defer social and other problems to specialists and for decades communities have relied on the police as crime control specialists.
Collaboration is
the process by which several individuals or agencies make a formal commitment to work together to accomplish a common mission
stakeholders
who have a vested interest in the problems and who are willing to commit time talents and resources toward its solution
Traditional police agencies normally construct their beat structure primarily on
a call for service workload
Under COP, supervisors ______ and assist, and middle manager ________
Guide
Facilitate
Community policing is not a separate program, nor is it an activity undertaken by a specialized unit
True
Objectives for the COP Officer
Form partnerships with citizens and work together to identify, prioritize, and solve community problems
Empower citizens to resolve many neighborhood / community problems
Strive toward making all officers community-police officers not just a few designated as community policing officers
Conflict resolution
Mediates, negotiates, and resolves conflict formally and informally
The implementation of COP involves
massive change for the police and the community that cannot be expected to take place quickly
Desirable Working Environment
- Opportunity to work with people.
- Interesting work
- Recognition for good work
- A change to develop their skills.
- A chance to think for themselves.
- The opportunity to work for a manager who is efficient.
- A job that is not too easy
- A chance to see the end results of their work.
- Knowledge about what is going on.
Contacts performed on a recurring basis will
help establish a bond
Communications skills that are required in COP are somewhat different than those that have been promoted in the past
True
