Community Policing Case Study

perception is that all men of color are prone to commit more crimes than white men. Studies from Pollock (2014) noted, “Courts that administer the laws, and the corrections system that makes decisions regarding the liberties of those convicted have all been described as agencies that systematically and pervasively discriminate against minority groups” (p. 138). Based on the aforementioned researches from Clear et al. (2013) and Pollock (2014), many questions were raised about police ethics, powers of discretion, pre-conceived discrimination, and prejudices that society has bestowed on individuals of minority background.

4. Discuss some examples of how to educate the minority communities on police procedures and operations.

According to Hanser and Gomila (2015), “Police

Stone and Travis (2011) stated, “Departments with a commitment to innovation look for evidence showing that practices developed elsewhere work, just as they embrace evaluation of the yet unproven practices they are testing” (p. 3). Law enforcement agencies must be committed to innovation in order to better serve the high demands of society and for the prevention of crime. Lee Brown, who commanded police departments in New York, Atlanta and Houston noted, “Community policing requires changes to every part of policing, including its supervision and management, training, investigations, performance evaluation, accountability and even its values” (Stone and Travis, 2011). The innovations of community oriented policing also helps officers identify themselves and their role in the social order.

Community policing helps police officers identify specific problems with in minority communities. Community policing will also provide the community an opportunity to see what the police is all about, and perhaps have less aggression towards the police during