This model provided for a hierarchical chain of command based on rank but there are many experts who argue that such system is out-dated. New systems where command is much less centralized and individual police are allowed autonomy in their specific neighborhoods and areas. This is an attempt to integrate the police more heavily into their neighborhood and to develop the idea that police work is a community challenge and not the work of the police alone. The long-range goal of this type of policing is to have the public view policing as a service and the public as customers. Eventually this will result in the effectiveness being measured by public satisfaction and not by harsh statistics such as the number of crimes occurring and the number of arrests being made. Whatever changes are eventually implemented in regard to policing in America such changes will not be easy. Police agencies, as a rule, are conservative organizations and slow to change and the public still have high expectations in regard to the performance of their local police. Adopting radical changes under such circumstances is difficult and the politics...

Politicians will take the credit if new policing methods are successful but quick to be critical if there is any evidence that the new methods are not working. In the end, however, change is necessary in order for the police to address increased competition and new expectations. The changes that have been suggested may not be the answer but they provide a framework for experimentation. Hopefully, a workable solution will be found.
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