Answer to Question #224348 in English for Mama

Question

Identify and explain in detail the inhibitor that occurs when communities participate in community policing

Answer 1

1. The police officer/organisation. There are a number of reasons why the police officer and the organisation pose a barrier to community policing.Community policing ‘... requires a great deal of training, close supervision, strong analytical capacity, and organization wide commitment’ (Skogan and Steiner, 2004: p155).
2. Sustaining organisational commitment. Skogan and Hartnett (1998) argue that one of the key barriers to community policing is sustaining organisational commitment. They discuss 11 experimental projects in which onlyone continued. Based on this one project, Skogan and Hartnett concluded that where there is sustained commitment and community ownership the result was a decline in levels of crime, social disorder and physical decay. The reasons for the remaining projects not continuing included: increasing pressure to respond to surging calls for service; opposition from officers and mid-level management; and the cessation of funding.
3. Sustained community involvement.The ability to sustain commitment from the community and external agencies has been identified as a barrier to community policing. Community policing is highly dependent upon community involvement but maintaining their sustainability has been an issue (Skogan andHartnett, 1998). Residents, unlike the agencies involved, are not paid, and in order to participate must take time away from work, family, friends, daily chores, and personal interests (Carroll Buracker and Associates Ltd, 2007).