Key points of traditional policing?
- Reactive
- Frontline
- Respond to emergency calls
- Responding to calls after they occurred
Key points of community policing?
- Proactive
- Known as neighbourhood police
- Prevention based
- Build trust and relationships
- Work with community to enhance public safety and improve neighbourhoods quality of life
What is problem oriented policing?
Focusing on solving root causes of crime, not just reacting to it when it happens
What is the Procedural Justice Theory?
People are more likely to follow the laws if police treat them fairly. (Trust and Rapport)
What is the community empowerment theory?
People given power in the community to help solve crime and local issues. More likely to work with police.
What is community partnership?
Keeping the community safe with public and police collaboration, not just police doing it
What are 4 community policing activities?
- Neighborhood patrols
- Community meetings
- Crime prevention workshops
- Vehicle checkpoints
- Youth engagement activities
- Bail compliance checks
4 aspects to building a community Police strategy? (A.C.A.E)
- Assign officers to specific neighbourhoods/areas
- Proactive collaboration with other agencies
- Accountability and evaluation tools
- Proactive engagement with the community
What is the Japanese Koban model?
Officers interacting with people daily, offering help, direction, solving small crime. Helps keep neighborhood, safe and peaceful.
2 reasons why “We are all Police” work in Abu Dhabi?
- Actively helping their communities safe
- Reporting crime and working closely with the police to improve security
- Promotes social responsibility and reminds everyone that keeping the neighbourhood safe is a shared responsibility
Problem oriented policing in the United States?
- Officers work with the community to find and fix specific crime problems
- Help create long-term solutions
- Use data and research to figure out what’s causing the crime so they can tackle the root issue
Neighbourhood police and teams in the United Kingdom?
- Local police teams assigned to specific neighbourhoods
- Maintain visibility, accessibility and connect with the community
Kenya’s nyumba kumi initiative?
- Encourages groups of 10 households to work together to keep their community safe
- Promotes community responsibility and encourages residence to get to know their neighbours in report anything suspicious
Community policing in the UAE?
- Large Ex Pat population
- Community policing helps bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together
- Stronger more connected communities, which makes it easier for Police to keep everyone safe
SARA model?
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