Community Policing

Cities and counties across the nation are turning to community policing. CommunityPolicing is a strategy that builds on fundamental policing practices with an emphasis on crime prevention and lasting solutions to problems. It requires new resolve from citizens and new thinking from police officers.

Community policing reduces crime and fear while restoring a sense of order. But it also can rebuild the bond between citizens and government.

Police officers, as public servants who interact with citizens on a daily basis, have a unique opportunity to demonstrate the importance of citizen involvement in the community.  In turn, they realize that their authority and effectiveness are linked directly to the support they receive from citizens. When fully embraced, community policing is democracy at its best.