chapter 5

Implementing Community Policing

1. What do you consider the greatest obstacles to implementing community policing?

2. If you had to prioritize the changes needed to convert to community policing, what would your priorities be?

3. Find out what your police department's mission statement is. If it is not community policing focused, how would you revise it?

4. How would you determine whether community policing efforts are working?

5. Why might citizens not want to become involved in community policing efforts?

6. Why is a diverse law enforcement agency important? What ideas do you have for recruiting with this in mind?

7. How would you go about assessing your community's needs regarding efforts to reduce crime and violence?

8. Are there conflicting groups within your "community"? Does one group have more political power than another?

9. Can you explain why some police officers oppose community policing?

10. Name at least three attributes that would indicate a job candidate might be a good fit for a department engaged in community policing.

Community Policing - Partnerships for Problem Solving, 8 th Edition

Linda S. Miller, Karen M. Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann Copyright 2018

ISBN: 978-1-337-50006-7