Community Policing in American Law Enforcement

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What is one of the distinct qualities of community policing as described in the passage?

  • Ignoring community relationships
  • Working with the community to prevent and solve crimes (correct)
  • Policing the community independently
  • Creating disorder to identify crime instigators

In community policing, what is the purpose of working directly with neighborhood citizens and other agencies?

  • To reduce crime and disorder by improving quality of life (correct)
  • To ignore the root causes of crime
  • To blame citizens for crime problems
  • To create more disorder in the community

What is the goal of problem solving in community policing?

  • To worsen community relationships
  • To increase crime and disorder
  • To address and eliminate causes of crime and disorder (correct)
  • To ignore events that generate crimes

How does community policing differ from the traditional professional model of policing?

<p>It involves working collaboratively with the community to prevent and solve crimes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is community policing considered a significant change in American policing?

<p>Because it focuses on improving community relationships and problem-solving (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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