Describe the different views of communities utilized within "traditional" police-community relations and "contemporary" police-community relations. When it comes to the proper scope, method, depth and breadth of community policing and how it should be done, there are a number of answers that should be provided and defined. The first question...
Describe the different views of communities utilized within "traditional" police-community relations and "contemporary" police-community relations.
When it comes to the proper scope, method, depth and breadth of community policing and how it should be done, there are a number of answers that should be provided and defined. The first question to be answered is the difference between "traditional" police/community relations and what is different about this relationship when it is modernized and made more current. The former is probably best defined by a laser focus on "catching the bad guy" and being suspect of everyone and everything, to a large degree. A more modern approach is to remain vigilant and ready to do the job but at the same time become approachable, willing to be warm and kind to people unless/until there is a specific reason not to and so forth (RAND).
What is police-community relations as described in textbooks?
Police/community relations as described in textbooks is often about a balance between catching criminals, focusing on the more severe and significant crimes (e.g. drug dealers more so than jaywalkers, etc.) and not typecasting or profiling certain groups as "automatically" being suspects such as African-Americans, Muslims and so forth (RAND).
Define the "people's police" and "community."
The paradigm suggested in the second question would make a police organization them the "people's police" rather than just being cops who enforce the law as they are not coming down on petty little things or acting based on prejudice and being punitive. This makes them part of the community rather than being against it, in theory or in practice. The community would be the non-officers in the community that support (or work against) the police . . . for whatever reasons such as being criminals, not trusting the police, and so forth (RAND).
Describe briefly the impact of police-community relations on the police system.
The impact to police/community relations on the job of the police is huge. An engaged and trusting community is more likely to work with police, provide tips of crimes and so forth (RAND).
Why is feedback necessary for effective police-community relations?
Feedback from the people, whether it be tips about crime or advice on how to be relatable to the community, is necessary because police cannot be everywhere and warrants and such are needed to detect or prove many crimes (RAND).
Describe briefly the evolution of police-community relations programs in the United States.
Even if some areas are lagging, there is a general shift towards this model in many cities and this is a movement away from the impersonal and harsher methods of the past. There are cities where distrust remains high, although that can occur for one or more reasons. Even when a police officer acts within the law, their actions can be relentlessly scrutinized and many people assume the worst (RAND).
List some of the difficulties surrounding a new police-community relations program.
Difficulties emerge when any black person is shot (especially if they are unarmed), when any minor child is shot or otherwise harmed by the police and there is the ever-present (at least in some areas) culture of "no snitching" (RAND).
Identify several "communities" within which the police play important roles.
Communities where police need to have a strong but positive presence are urban areas, any area with high drug use/dealing, any area with high crime rates (drugs or otherwise) and so forth (RAND).
Describe the current status of and prospects for police-community programs in the United States.
When it comes to the current state of police/community affairs, the results are decidedly mixed and uneven. There are areas where relations between the community and police are quite good to great. There are other areas, however, that are less than optimal. Just a few examples are Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Louis and Tulsa. Whether it be pervasive gun violence with no end or whether it be due to police bad shoot incidents, those areas remain problem spots (RAND).
Works Cited
RAND. "Police/Community Relations." rand.org. n.p., 2017. Web. 26 June 2017.
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