Traditional Policing vs. Community Policing

Community policing has been defined as a "philosophy, management style and organizational strategy" with the goal of building community partnerships and not simply eliminating crime but also addressing the causes of crime in the community. It may be applied to any policing environment where neighborhood residents, schools, churches, businesses, community organizations or any other members of the community are working in conjunction with police departments to not only identify potential problems in the community but also solve them (Goldstein, Bayley & Couper, n.d).

Traditional policing emphasizes the role of police officers and law enforcement agents to identify problems and solve them in the community (Goldstein, Bayley & Couper, n.d: 22). The emphasis has been more on fighting crime from an independent perspective. However, community policing emphasizes the importance of collaboration between community members and police departments to develop needs assessments and help facilitate problem solving...
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