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Helpful Hints for the Tradition-Bound Chief

NCJ Number
157344
Author(s)
J E Eck
Date Published
1992
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This paper addresses the topic of community policing from the perspective of traditional police chiefs faced with the inevitability of change and innovation in policing.
Abstract
The author uses a humorous approach to the issues of implementing community policing techniques in resistant departments by outlining ways in which community and problem-oriented policing initiatives can be undermined. In reality, the author is supporting the use of community policing to confront numerous community problems, to create a cohesive law enforcement agency, to improve police-community relations and police-minority relations, to expand the functions and roles that officers can fulfill in the community, and to involve citizens in planning policies and addressing problems.