COPS Community Partnerships CD Mobile Media CD, Version 11.0

Introduction to Community Policing

Community Policing Explained: A Guide for Local Governments: PDF | TXT | HTML
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), International City/County Management Association (ICMA), August 2007. This COPS Office guide gives a brief, accessible history of modern policing and defines the three core elements of community policing. It also helps explain the importance of setting reasonable expectations of community policing measures and outlines the necessary process of assessing their results.
Crime Prevention and Community Policing: A Vital Partnership: TXT
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), September 1997. Community policing and crime prevention share a common purpose: making the public safer and communities healthier. This report argues that the community policing approach offers many benefits for crime prevention, such as police-community engagement, a proactive focus, and an emphasis on problem solving. Included are eight examples of cities that implemented community policing successfully in their crime-prevention efforts.
Understanding Community Policing: A Framework for Action: PDF | TXT
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), n.d. This monograph provides an in-depth understanding of the history of community policing, which is presented as a method of improving mutual trust between law enforcement and community members. Chapter 3 emphasizes the necessity of building strong community partnerships and sharing responsibility for crime problems with local government officials, social agencies, schools, church groups, businesses, and others in the community.