Question

Explain the following quote "To a great extent, community policing has been seen as the solution to problems with the crime-fighter stance that pervailed during the professional era."

Answer 1

To a great extent, community policing has been seen as the solution to problems with the crime-fighter stance that prevailed during the professional era" as community policing has four components;

Community-based crime prevention which is more effective as the stakeholders are directly involved.

It changes the focus of the patrol activities to nonemergency services

Makes the police more accountable to the public

The residents are included in the decision making.

For this reason, only many cities have turned to community policing and the federal government has provided funds for community police strategies and programs.

Thus community policing was an answer to the crime-fighter stance that prevailed during the professional era.