Critiques

Question 1

Critique from S Mastrofski (year) (talks about U.S.)

Answer 1

• CP appeals to different audiences
• The public’s expectations of the police:
• CP advocates promise to deliver things but really for middle-class suburbs
• No research done on what public expect of their [police to enable conclusions to be drawn about the impact of comm policing
• The organisation and practice of policing
• By 2000 in the US more than 80% of large police departments had incorp CP values and over 60% of small
• BUT the vast amount of police departments still utilise their time dealing with traditional crime rather than problem solving
• Engaging the community:
• Face time with public on foot patrol have had disappointing results. They don’t have heavy engagement
• CP may increase verbal and physical coercion and make fewer arrests
• people that go to police meetings tend to be those whose to lobby service delivery not to participate in its cooperation
• Reformers clam that CP will reduce crime and fear…
• Can’t really tell if door to door visits really reduce crime – just give advice really
• Special programmes that hope to make youth feel better about the police and give them useful info later on are weak
• The ones who have the most valuable info on crime and ones with worst experience with police
• The evidence of its effectiveness resides primarily in its capacity to make the public less fearful of crime, while doing little to reduce crime itself