In the current paper we will compare and contrast Community Oriented Policing and Problem Oriented Policing. The concept of community police officers (called Community Policing and Neighborhood Policing) is based on the assumption that an effective fight against crime and antisocial behavior requires close cooperation between the Police and members of the community. Community Oriented Policing is aimed at working with the community, taking into consideration the opinion of people and thoughts considering the issues, according to Community Oriented Policing (2011).
Assumptions concept. The concept of community police patrols involves increasing the number of pedestrians. Police officers (and other similar services) should be members of the communities in which they work. Building mutual trust and faith in the rule of law continues in through the establishment of direct contacts with the people-police should be open to citizens by showing patience, understanding and willingness to help, even if you entrusted to the problems that have no direct connection with the violation of the law. Conceptually, the police officer has to be more a sort of a “friend” than a civil servant and representative government. You can then count on the active participation of community members in efforts to combat crime.
In the past, the view prevailed that the task of the Police is merely react-in a manner provided by law-the fact of the crime (the repressive function). There was allowed only interference with pathology. Today, it is believed that the role of police is not only to ensure safety, but also the concern for the quality of community life. The first step should be here to determine the needs (problems) in community (for example, homelessness, importunate begging, alcohol abuse), and then preparing and implementing programs tailored to these specific needs. Also, it is desirable here active as organizing talks about drugs or encouraging young people to play sports, according to Community Oriented Policing (2011).
Problem-oriented policing approach to policing has parts of police business (each of which consists of clusters of similar incidents. It can be either crime or acts of disorder that the police are expected to handle, can be microscopic examination, taking into consideration the especially honed skills of crime analysts and the previous experience of the field staff. That is why, there is a hope that what had just been learnt about each problem will lead to the discovery of new and more effective strategy to address it, according to Problem Oriented Policing (2011). Problem-oriented policing is has to implement new strategies, with the help of evaluating their effectiveness, and then to communicate the results in such a way that they will be useful for other agencies and police, which finally contributes to building a body of knowledge that supports the further professionalization of the police.
It should be noted that in the late 1970’s, researchers, police and politicians have become interested in improving the efficiency of the police. Research during this period has had limitations random patrol, rapid response and further criminal investigations-practices that were the basis of police for many years. These results have laid the groundwork for the emergence of problem-oriented policing. All in all, Problem Oriented Policing is aimed at solving problems, at making changes and implementing new approaches in order to be more successful in preventive measures and challenges in future.
References
Community Oriented Policing (2011). Retrieved May 24, 2011 from http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?item=36
Community Oriented Policing (2011). Retrieved May 24, 2011 from
http://www.jerseyvillage.info/pd/community_oriented_policing.html
Problem Oriented Policing (2011). Retrieved May 24, 2011 from http://www.popcenter.org/