Chapter 1: Evolution of Community
Policing
Community policing - ANS-Contemporary approach to policing that actively involves the
community in a working partnership to control and reduce crime
A desire to improve neighborhoods led to the modern concept of community policing, which
involves: - ANS-A problem-oriented approach aimed at handling a broad range of troublesome
situations
Greater emphasis on foot patrol
Building a relationship with citizens so they are more willing to help police
1960s - ANS-New style of service oriented policing emerged
Public-relations officers are appointed to Neighborhood Watch programs, drug-awareness
workshops, etc.
Community policing is a two-way street - ANS-It requires police to be aware of community
needs
It requires citizens involvement in fighting crime
Two major forces in the 1960s - ANS-Concerns about rising crime rates
The national civil rights movement
Due process revolution of the 1960s - ANS-Improved police-community relations
Increased education for officers
Diversity in the ranks
Controls on police discrimination
Law Enforcement Administration Association (LEAA) - ANS-Formed in 1967
Helped police departments acquire the latest technology and adopt new enforcement methods
Funded many police research projects
Gave rise to Scientific Police Management
Congress allocated monies for research, which produce the: - ANS-Kansas City Preventive
Patrol Study
Rand Investigation Experiment
Response time studies - ANS-Suggested that police rarely respond to crimes in progress
Evidence suggested police were limited in their ability to affect crime levels
Kansas City Experiment - ANS-Questioned worth of traditional patrol strategies
Policing
Community policing - ANS-Contemporary approach to policing that actively involves the
community in a working partnership to control and reduce crime
A desire to improve neighborhoods led to the modern concept of community policing, which
involves: - ANS-A problem-oriented approach aimed at handling a broad range of troublesome
situations
Greater emphasis on foot patrol
Building a relationship with citizens so they are more willing to help police
1960s - ANS-New style of service oriented policing emerged
Public-relations officers are appointed to Neighborhood Watch programs, drug-awareness
workshops, etc.
Community policing is a two-way street - ANS-It requires police to be aware of community
needs
It requires citizens involvement in fighting crime
Two major forces in the 1960s - ANS-Concerns about rising crime rates
The national civil rights movement
Due process revolution of the 1960s - ANS-Improved police-community relations
Increased education for officers
Diversity in the ranks
Controls on police discrimination
Law Enforcement Administration Association (LEAA) - ANS-Formed in 1967
Helped police departments acquire the latest technology and adopt new enforcement methods
Funded many police research projects
Gave rise to Scientific Police Management
Congress allocated monies for research, which produce the: - ANS-Kansas City Preventive
Patrol Study
Rand Investigation Experiment
Response time studies - ANS-Suggested that police rarely respond to crimes in progress
Evidence suggested police were limited in their ability to affect crime levels
Kansas City Experiment - ANS-Questioned worth of traditional patrol strategies
