Model Police Programs in Hamburg: How the Police Tries To Improve Its Services to Citizens (From Police and the Community: Contributions Concerning the Relationship Between Police and the Community and Concerning Community Policing, P 162-171, 1990, Thomas Feltes and Erich Rebscher, eds.)

• NCJ Number: 129782
• Author(s): H Koetzsche
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: Felix-Verlag
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

Five model programs in Hamburg, West Germany were designed to close the gap between the public and the police.

Abstract

Since 1980, experienced police officers have resumed foot patrols in shopping centers, apartment complexes, and other high-crime areas. This program has increased officers' job satisfaction and met with public approval. The second program involves visits by police officers to schools to introduce students to police responsibilities using entertaining techniques such as puppet plays and contemporary songs. The third program involves the use of Turkish liaisons in areas with large numbers of Turkish residents to reduce misunderstanding due to language, cultural, and religious differences. A fourth program provides officers who inform the citizens about criminal concerns and offer advice. The fifth program is designed to reduce fear of using late-night public transportation by providing police on subways and trains after 10 p.m. These programs' success shows that today's fragmented and mobile society requires innovative approaches to building the cooperative relationships necessary for a free and orderly community.