Police Intervention

Policing reform includes communities as well as police departments Policing and community involvement , to me is more of a democratic policing for society . Many departments have had issue with their officers and this reform . But with contemporary styles being introduced the picture is changing . In the article the officers at fires thought that , More contemporary approaches to policing such as community policing ideals and practices , were Bullshit ' and coddling criminals as far as he was concerned (p .207 . A new supervisor with the new reforms in mind came into his position with real motivation to change the face of the police department . Bratton had adopted an idea postulated by some Ivy League types that the erosion of quality of life in a community led towards urban decay and ultimately unchecked crime (207 . The new supervisor had discussed with police and politicians how working with the community and their concerns actually showed a decrease in crime . He also went on the say that this involvement with the community can be as simple as social programs that would meet individual 's basic needs to the cleaning of neighborhoods and cracking down on crime

Shifts in the structure of policing would need to happen . These changes would include more concentration on community policing principals (207 . Other things would be creating substations or mini-stations around the community to keep officers close to their respective communities . The ideal being the better you know you community the more effective and efficient the officers would be Creating watch groups and have weekly meeting with members of the community to pinpoint problems . What better policing than community policing . Also , also talking with landlords and business owners on effective efforts and ways they can help to prevent drugs and drug houses moving into the community . Enhancing direct services such as issues with community health in the article the new supervisor had even tried to...