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NCJ Number:	114216

Title:	Values in Policing

Author(s):	R Wasserman; M H Moore

Corporate Author:	National Institute of Justice (NIJ) US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America Harvard University John F Kennedy School of Government Program in Criminal Justice Policy Management United States

Date Published:	1988

Page Count:	7

Sponsoring Agency:	Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Washington, DC 20531 National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000 US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub Washington, DC 20531

Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America

Document:	PDF\|PDF

Type:	Issue Overview

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	Explicitly stated values set forth the ultimate purposes of an organization and guide the organization and the behavior of its employees.

Abstract:	The developing emphasis on community problemsolving policing has generated much discussion of police values. While traditional professional crimefighting policing focuses on a technical orientation to the police function, community policing reflects a set of values that includes a concern with the quality of police service delivery, the relationship between police and the community, and the relationship between agency management and employees. Unlike the traditional perspective, which emphasizes maintenance of internal organizational controls, community policing emphasizes service output, the quality of results, and the impact of police services on the quality of life and the maintenance of democratic values. The community-oriented police department recognizes both the law and the community as the source of its authority and makes the highest commitment to collaborative problemsolving in identifying and dealing with neighborhood problems. Explicitly stated values, training, and audit reviews can help ensure that such values are actually implemented. 4 notes.

Main Term(s):	Police responsibilities

Index Term(s):	Community policing; Police policies and procedures

Note:	Perspectives on Policing, No. 8, November 1988



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