Features and Effectiveness of Community Policing

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Community policing is a philosophy that encourages the use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to address conditions that give rise to social disorder. This definition implies that community poling has three main features; establishing community partnerships, participating in problem solving, and organizational features.
* Community partnerships are established through continuous interaction and communication between officers and the people they police. Police establish community connections by partnering with private businesses, local media houses, local government agencies, and community support groups.
* Under community policing, crime fighting is proactive because officers are encouraged to spot problems, develop appropriate solutions, and assess the outcomes. Solving problems relies on creating community partnerships because officers are empowered and better informed to address public safety problems when they are part of communities (Moore, 2018).
* Organizational features in community policing relat...