NCJ Number
133665
Date Published
1985
Length
297 pages
Annotation
After identifying various factors that dictate a move toward community-based policing in Canada, this study discusses what community-based policing means in terms of the traditional police role, the management and planning of policing strategies, and the operations of routine police work.
Abstract
Community-based policing implies a more aggressive effort by the police to become involved in the decisionmaking process that affects the community. To facilitate this, this study explains the community-based management perspective; the organizational structuring of community-based policing; the education, recruitment, and training of personnel; the management of organization change; and the management of police information systems. A description of the operational tactics and techniques for the delivery of community-based police services encompasses problem-oriented policing, team policing, community-based crime prevention, the differential police response model, patrol strategies, and criminal investigation trends. 50 references