Where We've Been...Where We're Going: The Evolution of Community Policing (From COPPS (Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving): Now and Beyond, P 11-20, 1999 -- See NCJ-179935)

• NCJ Number: 179936
• Author(s): Joseph E. Brann
• Date Published: July 1999
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; California Attorney General's Office
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Unique forms of social upheaval caused the law enforcement community to realize that failure to stem crime and deal with civil disorders demanded a new approach, and community policing is viewed as an effective new approach.

Abstract

In considering innovative approaches to crime control, law enforcement realized a new role for citizens in controlling crime and victimization was fundamental to engineering positive change. As police departments move from experimentation to full-scale implementation of community policing as a guiding philosophy, they are finding more operational efficiencies than traditional police departments. Community policing is not only contributing to declining crime rates but is also making a major contribution to society by engaging citizens in developing and implementing solutions to their own problems. The impact of the Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 is discussed in the context of community policing, and the use of community policing strategies in Santa Ana and San Diego, California is described. Future challenges to the implementation of community policing are noted. 2 endnotes and 2 charts