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Justice assistance pg. 15)

The two major functions of the Community partnership are to keep the two

parties communicating, and to assess the level of fear ( of crime )in the

community. To avoid high level of fear in the Community Problem solving

techniques are utilized in the daily contact of Police and Public and through

communication.

PROBLEM SOLVING is the second part of C.B.P., the philosophy behind it is based

on the assumption that “crime can be reduced by studying the individual problems

and by applying the proper resources”(ECK XVI-XVII)and that”when people make

choices based on the opportunities presented by the immediate physical and

social characteristics of an area, by manipulating these factors people will be

less inclined to act in an offensive manner”(ECK XVI-XVII) So “Problem Solving”

involves bringing problems of the community to the right persons attention;

Hopefully, resolving that problem, so it will not get worse or create other

problems. An example of a tool used in “Problem Solving” is what is called the

“broken window” theory which suggests that an abandoned, or non-maintained

house (or community) will attract disorder or mischief and the criminal element.

Through “Problem Solving” the window is fixed, deterioration is prevented and

the community is safe once more. Like any other part of C.B.P. “Problem Solving”

requires a lot of communication, compromise and information exchange in order to

yield.

THE REACTION OF POLICE TO CHANGE

Despite the optimism of C.B.P. proponents it has not been accepted as the mature

successor to the Reform Model of the Sixties. The Police have a difficult time

dealing with the contradictions that exist within them; this also restricts them

from achieving their newfound goals. The Police being a paramilitary

organization, it is difficult to encourage flexibility and creativity (that

strict supervision stifles), and still insure that the incorrupt image is

maintained.

The reactive instinct of the Police will also have to be curtailed, the so

called “tyranny of 911″ has to be controlled and although some reactive or

emergency services will be necessary they have to escape the tyranny of the 911

services in favor of reliance to the community and the new model along with

mutual trust.@ (Sparrow chapter 4) It will take some time for the movement from

“just the fact=s ma’am” to a more caring police officer who is a social worker,

councilor and law enforcer.

THE FUTURE OF C.B.P(ACTION PLAN)

A first step in C.B.P. is a plan of action or a statement of beliefs and goals

that will provide direction and make values become actions and behaviors. C.B.P.

is only a philosophy or a statement of value, nuts and bolts are worked out

later by setting goals and objectives unique for each community, aiming to

achieve your value statement. The change in values that is in the heart of C.B.P.

must be pursued in order to achieve success, because once the first excitement

goes, and the first difficulties arise, the statements of value that have been

adopted will be the guiding light that will provide the solutions.

In order for C.B.P. to be evaluated and its success determined two things need

to be done, first day to day work evaluations need to change and adapt to c.b.p

goals, second c.b.p. should be accepted and a commitment to increase man power

if necessary should be made.

There is a distinct difference between C.B.P. and other models of policing and

that is the way we can measure success, “measures such as crime rates, arrest

rates and response times are obsolete, A(Moore 10)”these numbers have little

to do with community needs and they only represent serious committed crimes and

not the increase of public disorder (or fear) or other so called non

priorities”(Kelling pg. 21-21)

To know if C.B.P. is working, we need to know; are we solving problems instead

of reacting to them? Are police officers encouraged to leave their patrol cars

and cooperate with the public? Do we have streets free of drug dealers, rowdy

teenagers, soliciting prostitutes, predatory criminals, graffiti or drive by

shootings? In conclusion C.B.P. is striving to build stronger more self

sufficient communities, in which, crime and disorder do not thrive.

Effective C.B.P. has a positive impact on reducing neighborhood crime, helps

reduce fear of crime, and enhances the quality of life in the community; It

accomplishes this by combining the efforts and the resources of the police,

local government, and community members. Crime prevention takes on renewed

importance in C.B.P. AND the community becomes a partner to law enforcement in

order to address disorder and neglect or other problems that can breed serious

crime.

As links between the police and the community are strengthened over time, the

partnership is better able to pinpoint and mitigate the underlying causes of

crime.

Following all these principles we can at least attain a new sense of community

and at best we can make true the vision of Sir Robert Peel “It should be

understood at the outset that the object to be attained is the prevention of

crime. To this, great and every effort, of the police is to be directed. The

security of person and property and

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