Tag: Community Policing

Report: Reduce crime with more cops on the streets

A recent report from the John Locke Foundation, outlines the four elements of this intensive community policing policy:

hiring more police officers
increasing salaries 
providing state-of-the-art training and support 
deploying officers as peacekeepers in high-crime, high-disorder neighborhoods
— Read on www.carolinajournal.com/report-reduce-crime-with-more-cops-on-the-streets/

Get a .PDF of the report HERE

Re-analyzing the results of a community policing study leads to a more positive conclusion about its effects

In the last 30 years, community-oriented policing has been a key innovation in policing. But while this proactive approach boosts citizens’ evaluations of police, evidence is sparse that it reduces crime.

Note in the link below there is a link to the original research article.
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-07-results-community-policing-positive-conclusion.html

In Buffalo, Allentown residents express concerns for neighborhood | wgrz.com

In Buffalo, Allentown residents express concerns for neighborhood | wgrz.com

Here is a short news clip that commonly summarizes neighborhood issues. Quality of Life and crime. This is what concerns people.

Important crime-fighting strategies: Broken Windows Policing, Community Policing, Problem Solving, and Hot Spots. If a police department applied these 4 policing strategies they would immediately knock down Quality of Life issues and Crime were the community would feel instant results.

The neighborhood would be grateful and the police would feel a sense of accomplishment.
— Read on www.wgrz.com/amp/article/news/crime/buffalo-allentown-concerns-for-neighborhood/71-14439e5e-bbb9-41e2-974c-0e8b38f2fdf8