Community Policing: Reinventing the Wheel?

Authors

  • Robert R. Friedmann Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P. O. Box 3987, Atlanta, GA 30302-3987, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.27

Keywords:

Community Policing, Homeland Security, IACP, Proactive Policing, Reactive Policing

Abstract

Community Policing (CP) has been a much used, overused and abused term. Many blindly adopt it, others blindly reject it. This brief article argues that a cogent policing strategy that deploys CP should start with the focus on the epidemiology of crime and the understanding of how crime is produced. There is no need to reinvent the wheel of policing strategies. Just drive it.

References

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Friedmann, Robert R. 1996. "Community Policing: Some Conceptual and Practical Considerations," Home Affairs Review, 34(6): 114-23. (in Hungarian). English version: http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/considerations.htm

Friedmann, Robert R. and William J. Cannon. 2007. "Homeland Security and Community Policing: Competing or Complementing Public Safety Policies," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: 4(4) http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/HS-ICJR.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1547-7355.1371 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2202/1547-7355.1371

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http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Joel-Shults/articles/4537819-IACP-2011-Whatdid-community-policing-teach-us/

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Published

2013-08-13

How to Cite

Friedmann, R. R. (2013). Community Policing: Reinventing the Wheel?. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 2, 291–293. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.27

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