Describe how police-community relations originated as a separate operational concept.Surely because of the idea that the police nor the community acts in a vacuum. What the police do (or are perceived as doing) or are not doing (or perceived as not doing) affects the community. Similarly, what the community is or is not doing will affect how the police responds. As such, any community/police paradigm has to keep all of this in mind. For example, if a police officer shoots and kills someone that and that person is black, justified by the circumstances or not, there will almost certainly be an uproar. Similarly, if there are a lot of crimes in a given area of a community, the police will surely respond by beefing up police presence in that area.
Describe the difference between police-community relations and police-public relations.
They are part of the same paradigm but they are not the same thing. In short, the police vs. public paradigm is more general and high-level while police vs. community is about certain parts and areas of town. The decision to add officers to the force would be something that is announced publicly and to everyone. Interactions to certain groups of people or parts...
For example, St. Louis would announce additional police officers to the whole city. Neighborhood or suburb specific issues (e.g. Ferguson) would be more of a police/community issue. The lower-crime areas and areas with less police or racial strife would not be dealt with at the same time as Ferguson or areas like it due to the much different dynamics involved.
What is the major purpose of police-community relations activity?
In a nutshell, the relations activity would be about keeping lines of communication open. If there is a situation where a person is shot or a dead body is found, the police (if they are wise) would immediately communicate what they know happened, what they are unsure of and so forth.
List Three examples of police-public relations programs.
a. The operation of the public relations department for a whole city
b. Open hearings and details about funding for the upcoming fiscal year
c. Police "meet and greets" at city-wide events (festivals, etc.)
List three examples of crime-prevention programs
a. D.A.R.E. (anti-drug programs for students)
b. After-school…
