Community Policing and
Future Trends In P&P
Community Policing
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What is community Policing in terms of
CBC?
Community Policing
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What is community Policing in terms of
CBC?
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It is community Partnerships.
Community Policing
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What does community policing in CBC
accomplish?
Community Policing
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What does community policing in CBC
accomplish?
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It helps ensure that offenders sentenced to
CBC are:
• Monitored more closely
• More accountable for their actions
• And it helps prevent crime
Community Policing vs.
Traditional Policing
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How does community policing differ from
traditional policing?
Community Policing vs.
Traditional Policing
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How does community policing differ from
traditional policing?
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It differs from a “response” mentality.
It is proactive.
Officers are less remote from daily offender
activities and patterns.
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Community Policing
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Community Policing is not a process.
Community Policing
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Community Policing is not a process.
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It is a philosophy.
Community Policing
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Community Policing
Community Policing
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Community Policing is Community
Partnerships.
Community Policing
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Community Policing Aim
Community Policing
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Community Policing Aim is Crime
Prevention.
Community Elements
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Citizens
 Businesses
 Civic Leagues
 TX Programs
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Police
 CBC
 Other Law
Enforcement
Organizations
CBC and Police Partnerships
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Joint Contacts With Offenders
Enhances 24-7 Capability
Enhances Officer Safety
Return To Basics
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What happens in the process of
implementing community policing?
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Policing, public safety, returns to its roots.
• Officer O’Malley
Return To Basics
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What happens in the process of
implementing community policing?
• Citizens have closer contact with officers.
• Citizens develop rapport with officers.
• Citizens develop trust in officers.
• Citizens report more crime.
• Citizens cooperate prosecuting criminals.
Public Safety Effectiveness
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Which is a better measure of public safety
effectiveness:
Number of arrests and amount of recovered
contraband, or
The absence of crime?
CBC and Police Partnerships
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CBC and police partnerships involve:
Aggressive, conspicuous, and
inconspicuous community presence
• P&P and police joint partnerships
• Joint patrols
• Joint home, work and community contacts
• Intelligence and information sharing
Public Safety Elements
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Public safety work is not only:
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Writing Tickets, or
Arresting Criminals, or
Organizing Community Watch Groups, or
Speaking at Schools, Churches, Civic Leagues
Combining these things does contribute to
public safety.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Volunteers supplement Corrections staff
– Direct services to offenders
– Policy and planning assistance
– Other ways
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Volunteers supplement Corrections staff
– Direct services to offenders
– Policy and planning assistance
– Other ways
Volunteers in Corrections outnumber staff.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Community involvement in CBC programs
has many payoffs.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Community involvement in CBC programs
has many payoffs.
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The greatest is a sense of community
responsibility for programs.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Community involvement in CBC programs
can have positive results on case outcomes.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Community involvement in CBC programs
can have positive results on case outcomes.
Research shows:
 Probationers and parolees most highly value
assistance provided by family, friends and
community sources.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Case outcomes can be maximized.
CBC and Community
Partnerships
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Case outcomes can be maximized.
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Regardless of who performs supervision
tasks, it is essential to match:
– Treatment Modality
– To The Offender
– And The Staff Member
Key To CBC’s Future
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The key to the future of CBC
Key To CBC’s Future
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The key to the future of CBC is system
openness and community involvement.
PO Role
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Should POs be law enforcement officers?
PO Role
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Should POs be law enforcement officers?
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CBC requires a Balanced Approach
depending on the case.
– Resource Broker
– Enforcement Agent
Community Policing In CBC
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Community policing in CBC involves two
major elements.
Community Policing In CBC
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Community policing in CBC involves two major
elements.
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Tailor case contacts to offender risks and needs.
• Increases officer effectiveness
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More closely monitor offenders in their own
environment
• Increased presence reduces crime
Guiding Principles Of
Community Policing
AKA: Community-Oriented
Crime Prevention And Control
Guiding Principles Of
Community Policing
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1. Crime is a community problem.
– Devastating emotional and economic effects
– Need comprehensive approach to crime
prevention and control
Guiding Principles Of
Community Policing
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2. Informal social controls are the most
effective method of reducing crime.
– Crime reduction requires proactive approach
– Prevention begins in communities
 Establish acceptable behavioral standards
 Social networks reward pro-social behaviors
Guiding Principles Of
Community Policing
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3. Community involvement should be
encouraged to the maximum extent
possible.
– Diverse talents and interests exist in community
– Organizational and individual service levels
Guiding Principles Of
Community Policing
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4. Networking and collaboration are
necessary to significantly impact crime and
maximize agency operations.
– Networks for support and services facilitate
successful reintegration
– Networking compels CBC accountability
Community Corrections
Partnerships Study Guide
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Understand the distinctions between:
 Community Placed and Community Based
 perspectives pertaining to:
– Mindset
– System Approach
– Offender Reform vs. Offender Reintegration
Future Trends
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Given: CBC Juvenile and Adult
– Burgeoning Caseloads
– Inadequate Resources
– Strong Anti-Offender Community Sentiment
Future Trends
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Major Change in Management
– Proactive
 Emphasis on Prevention
– Community Partnerships
 Active Participating in Community Meetings
– System Openness
 Community Advisory Boards
– Results Driven Management
 Accountability for Case Successes and Failures
Future Trends
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Realization Incarceration Response to SA is
Short Sighted
– Integrate TX and Supervision
– Expand sanction use for many SA violations
Future Trends
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Multi-Service Correctional Centers
– Facilities combining services to offenders
 Social Services, SA TX, MH TX, Education, and
Job Placement
– Benefit: Cost Effective and Reduces recidivism
Future Trends
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Deinstitutionalization
– Reduced reliance on incarceration as a
sentencing option
– Greater use of CBC programs
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Flexibility
Cost effective
Enhances reintegration
May reduce future crime costs
Future Trends
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Greater Staff Safety Emphasis
– Address real and implied threats to staff
– Radios, self-defense training, cell phones,
weapons
Future Trends
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Caseload Specialization
– Match offender to PO and TX
– Sex Offenders, MH, SA, ISP, Violent
Future Trends
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Team Supervision
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Senior PO
Substance Abuse Specialist PO
Sex Offender Specialist PO
General Supervision PO
Mental Health Specialist PO
Surveillance Officer
Investigating/Report Writer PO
Future Trends
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Decentralization
– Community outreach offices
– Greater access to community and offenders
– Greater community access to staff
Future Trends
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Greater Use of Technology
– Shared CJ databases
– Geo-Mapping
– On-Line offender databases with photos
– Continuous offender monitoring by satellite
Future Trends
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Increased Use of Pre-Trial Programs
– Maintains offender family and community
support systems
– Saves Money
Future Trends
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Drug Courts
– Immediate intervention
– Direct services from combined agency sources
Future Trends
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Greater Emphasis On Victim Rights
 (Restorative Justice)
– Effects of Crime Panels
– Parole hearing notification to victims
– State Victim Compensation Programs
Future Trends
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Restitution Alternatives
– Monetary
– Community Service
– Direct Services to Victims
Future Trends
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Contracting For Services
– Provides specialized services at less expense
Future Trends
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What are the common threads among future
trends?
Future Trends
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What are the common threads among future
trends?
Innovation
Change
Cost-Effectiveness
Accountability
Open to Public (Community Involvement)