NCJ Number
15511
Date Published
1974
Length
238 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT ON POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE BEING PUT INTO OPERATION TO PROMOTE THE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ROLE OF POLICE.
Abstract
DEFINITIONS OF 'POLICE' AND THE 'COMMUNITY' ARE FIRST EXAMINED. THE PERCEPTIONS THE POLICE AND COMMUNITY HAVE OF EACH OTHER, AND BASIC PROBLEMS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND COMMUNITY ARE EXPLORED. A DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BEING USED TO IMPROVE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SUCH AS COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, YOUTH PATROLS, COMMUNITY COUNCILS, AND STOREFRONTS IS PROVIDED. CONCEPTS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION AS BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR POLICE OFFICERS ARE PRESENTED, AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH CRISIS SITUATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. ALSO EXAMINED ARE STRESS SITUATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POLICE-COMMUNITY ALIENATION, A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE PATROL FUNCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE PROBLEMS OF RECRUITING MINORITIES FOR POLICE WORK. FINALLY, A DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPT OF TEAM POLICING AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOLYOKE MODEL OF TEAM POLICING ARE GIVEN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)