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Community Policing Criticism (draft)
Common criticism's associated with Community Policing (CP) are:


 * 1) How CP is defined within the law enforcement community
 * 2) The definition of the term "Community" and what it means for the area that one may be in
 * 3) How Law Enforcement Agencies should implement community policing policies

Community Policing as a theory within the criminology field has had a hard time in becoming an accepted theory. One of the main reasons for this is the term "community", this terms meaning has shifted over time. The term community within CP relies heavily on two core components: community partnerships and problem-solving. Community policing for most law enforcement officers does not generally produce the results that they desire, which includes arrest rates and "crime fighting" which causes departments to push away from adopting the C.P. program. Many individuals who theorize on community policing do not understand the terminology and ideology. It is with this problem that causes an ineffectiveness of the CP projects within law enforcement agencies who desire to improve the lives of all people involved.

The next area of concern that occurs within community policing is the tendency of departments to offer specialized units to deal with with community policing, rather than implementing community policing at the department level.

JUST FOR REFERENCE

Community policing has a difficult time becoming an accepted theory and implemented idea due to an inability to hold the definition of community to a standard meaning, throughout time the idea of a community has shifted from being those directly around oneself to those on the internet, inter-community and so on, it’s an always changing entity. Correia 2000. Community policing does not generally produce what most law enforcement officers generally desire which includes arrest rates and “crime fighting” which pushes departments away from a desire to adopt the program. Corsianos 2011. Many individuals whom speak and theorize on community policing get the terminology and ideology incorrect, this projects ineffectiveness in departments who desire to implement due to lacking knowledge of the subject, it isn’t just about officers walking a beat versus being car bound but rather is about getting citizens involved and working alongside law enforcement to better the lives of everyone involved. Another issue that occurs with community policing is the tendency to offer specialized “community policing” units rather than implementing community policing on a departmental level.

SOURCES

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10282580.2011.541074

https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/13639510010333840

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