SOC326H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Police Legitimacy, Community Policing, Problem Solving
Document Summary
Crime prevention, problem-oriented policing, evidence-based policing, community policing and broken windows: zero tolerance policing, broken windows, community policing, situational crime prevention, evidence based and problem oriented policing. Increasing popular since 1980s, shift and recognition that police can"t be responsible for crime prevention on their own. Addressing issue of legitimacy by working with people. Requires change in how performance is measured, different criteria of evaluating performance. Works to decentralize and personalize policing service. Definition: philosophy of policing centred on prevention, police community-partnerships and problem solving [3ps] The promise of community policing: new mandate, new principles and values, new understanding of policing. New structure, practices, strategies [use of more evidence-based policing model / ebp], new measures of success [more complex criteria of success: satisfaction for service recipients [latent"s table. [pg 490] and new grounds for public legitimacy, responsiveness and accountability [will come back in week 7/oversight bodies]. Community partnerships with police - join responsibility and shared power [portrayed themselves.
