Noel_CDP

1. Chapter 2
Community-Oriented Policing Defined

2. Community Oriented Policing( C.O.P.) has changed policing.
(Oliver, 2008)

3. The goals of policing have changed .
No longer focused solely on controlling crime
(Oliver, 2008)

4. The goals of policing have changed .
•Now, looking at ways to improve the quality of
life for all.
•Reducing fear of crime is a major focus. The
police are addressing the problems of crime and
disorder. (Oliver, 2008)
Watch this video from the Houston Police
Department on the fear of crime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9BqLmSla03k

5. Most police departments would agree that
policing has changed and the goals of
policing have changed as well.
(Oliver, 2008)

6. However, when asked to define community
oriented policing, there in lies the problem.

7. Why is it so difficult to define community-
oriented policing?

8. It could be a matter of interpretation.
One police department's idea of community
oriented policing is to put in place a
department wide C.O.P. Program.
Watch this video from the Ramsey County
Sheriff's Office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbam6yFRDY
Another police department”s C.O.P.
Program has a single officer who directs
traffic at rush hour. See the difference?
(Oliver, 2008)

9. Why is it difficult to implement?
No basic premise to work from.
(Oliver, 2008)

10. Why is the absence of a definition critical in
understanding and implementing a
successful Community Oriented Policing
Program?

11. According to your text lack of a definition
could mean the following;
 An alternative route to rapid response. For
example assigning an officer to a community
for a period of time so that the community
could get to know the officer.
Implementation of a Neighborhood Watch-
the community and the police would work
together to solve crimes.
Seeking out various ways to communicate
with the public. This weekend the police
used the local radio station to reach out to
the public.
(Oliver, 2008)

12. Can we still implement a C.O.P. Program?
Yes, we can.

13. According to your text we need the following
three components.
Strategic oriented policing
Neighborhood oriented policing
Problem-oriented policing
(Oliver, 2008

14. Strategic- oriented policing
A redistribution of resources to identify
problem areas. The goal is to drive out the
criminal element in the community and give
the community the opportunity to reclaim it..
(Oliver, 2008)

15. Neighborhood oriented policing
Includes all programs (youth programs,
mini police stations, encouraging officers to
reside in the community) that would open the
lines of communication between the police
and the community.
(Oliver,2008)

16. Problem-oriented policing
Involves the police and the community
working together to solve crimes.
(Oliver, 2008)

17. Works Cited
Oliver, William M, Community-Oriented
Policing: A Systematic Approach to Policing,
4th Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008.
Neighborhood Safety. Houston Police
Department National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BqLmSla03k
Retrieved July 1, 2012.
Upward Spiral of Trust:Interview by Grace
Kelly, The Uptake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbam6yFRDY