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Community policing or neighbourhood policing is a policing strategy and philosophy
Political philosophy

Political philosophy is the study of questions about the city, government, politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what makes a The purpose of government, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what t...
 based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime
Crime

Societies define Crime as the breach of one or more rules or laws for which some Government or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment.The word crime originates from the Latin crimen , from the Latin root cerno and Greek ????? = "I judge"....
, with community members helping to identify suspects, detain vandals and bring problems to the attention of police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
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Community policing or neighbourhood policing is a policing strategy and philosophy
Political philosophy

Political philosophy is the study of questions about the city, government, politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what makes a The purpose of government, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what t...
 based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime
Crime

Societies define Crime as the breach of one or more rules or laws for which some Government or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment.The word crime originates from the Latin crimen , from the Latin root cerno and Greek ????? = "I judge"....
, with community members helping to identify suspects, detain vandals and bring problems to the attention of police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
.

See also

  • Community Oriented Policing Services
    Community Oriented Policing Services

    The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is an agency within the United States Department of Justice. COPS was established through a provision in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act....
  • Police Community Support Officer
    Police Community Support Officer

    A Police Community Support Officer , or Community Support Officer , is a uniformed non-warranted officer working with the Law enforcement in the United Kingdom in England and Wales....
  • Vancouver Community Policing Centres
    Vancouver Police Department

    The Vancouver Police Department is the police force for the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments covering the Greater Vancouver Regional District and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division....
  • Zero tolerance
    Zero tolerance

    Zero tolerance is the concept of compelling persons in positions of authority, who might otherwise exercise their discretion in making subjective judgments regarding the severity of a given offense, to impose a pre-determined punishment regardless of individual culpability or "extenuating circumstances"....
  • Signal crime
    Signal crime

    Signal crime is a concept in reassurance policing. It centres around the theory that certain crimes or incidents of anti-social behaviour may act as a "signal" to a community that they are at risk....
  • Nuisance abatement
    Nuisance abatement

    GeneralNuisance abatement is a growing area within policing and code enforcement. The term refers to using building codes, fire codes, zoning, etc....


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