Flashcards
Community policing
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- 1What is community policingProactive not reactive approach
Police working with community
No specific definition
Improve local communities
Aims at underlying causes
Includes multiple agencies
Media depiction - engagement - 2Peelain principlesRobert Peel 1829 9 principles
1. Basic mission to prevent crime
2. Police perform duties depending on public approval
3. Public respect through cooperation with law
4. More use of force less cooperation by public
5. Impartial services of the law
6. Use force only when necessary
7. Are members of public paid to give attention to things all citizens should notice
8. Impartial from judiciary
9. Police work sufficient if no crime and disorder - 3How is it ambiguousNo specific definition
Kenya
Recruiting citizens as reserve officers - shows not same as community policing in other places - 4Scarman reportUnderpinned principles of community policing
Policing stop hiding in cars/behind technology
Special training for community Liaison officers
Ties with youth
Created neighbourhood watch - 5John AndersonEarly beginning to CP
Engaged with mothers - create youth groups etc to reduce vandalism
Worked with agencies - community meetings
Justifications
- technology creates barriers
- lost contact with community
- loss of knowledge
- less democratic
Challenges
- contradicts reactive approach people used to
- less practical in inner cities
- hard in areas with little police trust - 6Police and community support officersPolice reform act 2004
Visual increase of police - 70% of time are visible
Focuses on anti-social behaviour, public safety, and traffic free flow
Powers limited
-confiscate alcohol
- demand details and evidence
- remove vehicles
- issue fixed penalties and fines
- can detain person will officer arrives (citizens arrest) . - 7Fear of crimeVisibility of police helps
Reducing fear should be part of police mission
Schieder et al 2003 12 US cities studies using CP
Shows fear not reduced but did show positive crime prevention behaviour.
Zhao et al
50 studies 31 shows fear reduced - 8Fear of crime interrelated assumptionsReducing fear should be explicit priority of police
Fear reduction efforts should be targeted
Police can reduce fear
Fear matters has negative effects
Fear is real - affects behaviour, politics, economics and social life
Fear not as importance as crime - not an excuse
Making people feel safe is as important as making them safe
Reducing fear is and should be police responsibility - 9What is democracyRegular elections
Active parliament
Accountable executive
Police under control of elected citizens
Ordinary citizens should have say in how they're governed - 10Democratic policingCreates secure environment with best promotes democracy
Priority protecting the safety and rights of individuals, groups and human rights
Accountable to democratic structures and the community
Transparent in its actives
Equal application of criminal law to all people without fear or favour
Prevention of safe communities
Accountable to law is not law itself
Representative of the community it serves
Police accountable to law not government - 11Example - city of London police Residential7,500 residents
Tackling anti-social behaviour and behaviour linked to quality of life
Dealing quickly and effectively
- stepping up police control
Attends resident led meetings
- youth groups
- woman's groups etc
- informal police input
- issues and support - 12Example - city of London police BusinessSmall and medium business - shops cafes etc
Local issues and concerns by businesses
Officers and PCSOs aim to raise awareness and cooperation - help reduce and tackle crimes
Attend business strategy meetings to better understand needs
- provide crime updates, inform of current operations running and address concerns
Crime reduction road shows
Informal drop in surgeries - 13Example - city of London police Street interventionTackling and reducing street crime and anti-social behaviour
Officer and PCSOs to raise awareness or crime prevention
Regular school visits and work with police cadets - 14CriticismsSuccess? - 2011 riots
Ambiguous
Depends on idealist view of community
Unbalanced experiences
- BME - stop and searches
PCSOs? Any use?
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- Flashcards on Community policing , created by Ruth Christian on 02/01/2017.
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