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To-Do
Come up with 3 sources by 10-3. Post what sub topic we each would like to expand upon by Wednesday 10-8. Find sources that would be helpful for each sub topic. Post a rough draft of new sub topic. Oliviashaw (talk) 18:14, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Sections to Add
History of community policing

The Role of police in community policing

The role of the community

Oliviashaw (talk) 18:38, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Defining Community Policing
"Community policing is a philosophy of full service personalized policing, where the same officer patrols and works in the same area on a permanent basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens to identify and solve problems." Common elements in community policing include:

°Relying on community-based crime prevention by utilizing citizen education, neighborhood watch, and a variety of other techniques, as opposed to relying solely on police patrols.

°Re-structuralizing of patrol from an emergency response based system to emphasizing proactive techniques such as foot patrol.

°Increased officer accountability to citizens the are supposed to serve.

°Decentralizing the police authority, allowing more discretion amongst lower-ranking officers, and more initiative expected from them.

Oliviashaw (talk) 03:42, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Traditional policing is concerned with solving the crimes with the most value, responding to incidents swiftly, and clearing calls. Many officers working busy shifts only have time to respond to and clear 911 calls, this type of policing does not stop or reduce crime it simply makes a temporarily fix to an on-going problem. In contrast community policing is concerned with solving the crimes that the community is concerned about, and solving citizens concerns by working with and gaining support from the community. They get in touch with the community in a variety of ways including: polls or surveys, town meetings, call-in programs, and meeting with interest groups. Oliviashaw (talk) 04:11, 31 October 2014 (UTC) Oliviashaw (talk) 18:03, 10 October 2014 (UTC)They use these connections to understand what the community wants out of its police officers and what the community is willing to do to solve the crime problem. Oliviashaw (talk) 19:13, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

How Community Policing Works
Very few incidents of crime are isolated, most are results and symptoms of underlying problems. Meaning they will recur predictably, while officers handle the problem at the time they do not address the underlying issue. The most effective solutions include coordinating police, government resources, citizens, and local business to address the problems affecting the community. Oliviashaw (talk) 19:16, 7 November 2014 (UTC) These groups attempt to solve the communities problems with crime

Broken window phenomenon- if it appears "no one cares," disorder and crime will thrive.

Benefits of community policing
Police gain greater community support by working with citizens. Citizens gain more knowledge of police operations which generates greater respect for the police. Communities realize that preventing and controlling crime is not solely the polices responsibility. Oliviashaw (talk) 15:41, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Drawbacks of community policing
Oliviashaw (talk) 18:59, 14 November 2014 (UTC)