Community Policing

Community Policing Community policing is regarded as the answer to crime in many of America's cities today. Communitypolicing.org defines community policing as, "A collaborative effort between the police and the community that identifies problems of crime and disorder and involves all elements of the community in the search for solutions to these problems (About, p. 1)." In other words policing that works with the community while trying to solve and prevent crime. Community policing also …

…willing to not only accept but also befriend a cop that should be their choice. The people should determine police involvement into people's personal lives. Reference Page Frequently Asked Questions: About Community Policing.(n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2002, from http://www.concentric.net/~dwoods/faq.htm#Contents?. About Community Policing. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2002, from http://www.communitypolicing.org/about2.html. Schmalleger, F. (2002). Criminal Justice: A brief Introduction. (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.