COMMUNITY ORIENTEDPOLICINGThe Contact Policeman
AUTHOR: Dino JahdadicUNIVERSITY: University of Montenegro
Faculty of Law, Criminalistics and Security
II International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica, 4 April 2018.
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What is The Community-Oriented Policing?
Contact Policeman
Community PolicingIn Montenegro
01What is the Community-Oriented Policing?
DEFINITION
"Community policing is a philosophy of full service personalized policing, where the same officer patrols and works in the same area on a permanent basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens to identify and solve problems."
Bertus Ferreira
of community policing is for the police to build relationships with the community through interactions with local agencies and members of the public, creating partnerships and strategies for reducing crime and disorder
THE CENTRAL GOAL
What is the Community-Oriented Policing?
DEFENITION
"Community policing is a philosophy of full service personalized policing, where the same officer patrols and works in the same area on a permanent basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens to identify and solve problems."
Bertus Ferreira
Robert Peelfounder of London's Metropolitan Police
1788-1850
ORIGIN
The nine Peelian Principles 1829.
• central mission of the police is "to prevent crime and disorder“
• they are an alternative to "repression by military force"
The police should aim to have a cooperative relationship with
the public
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Proactive
TRADITIONAL POLICING
COMMUNITY POLICING
Reactive
Protect law-abiding citizens from criminals
Assist the public in establishing and maintaining a safe, orderly social environment
Identifying and apprehending criminals while gathering enough evidence to convict them
Solving the crimes that the community is concerned about, and solving concerns by working with and gaining support from the community
Neighbourhood Policing Teams in the United Kingdom
designed to:
• make the policemore visible,• reduce fear • and aid interaction between the public and the police.
PatrolsIncreased use of foot or cycle patrols.
Encouraging Encouraging the community to
help prevent crime by providing advice, giving talks at schools,
encouraging neighborhood watch groups, and a variety of other
techniques.
AccountabilityIncreased officer accountability to
the communities they are supposed to serve.
DecentralizationDecentralizing the police authority, allowing more discretion amongst lower-ranking officers, and more initiative expected from them.
Common Methodsof Community-Policing include:
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SPECIALIZED POLICE OFFICER
With their knowledge and skills they should enabledirect communication with citizens, gaining insight intothe problems of their environment and ,together withthem and other subjects of the society, taking measuresand actions for their solving.
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Improve partner relationships
Enable citizens an active rule
AIMS TO:
MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND
PEACE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION
OF CRIME
PROVISION OF SERVICES
EDUCATION OF CITIZENS
• Ensures public safety
• Ensures respect of applicable laws
• One of the mainpolice functions
• Provides help in terms of information
• Increasing the security culture of citizens, establishing better citizens-policerelations
CONTACT POLICEMAN
DUTIES:
Community Oriented Policingin the Montenegro
• Coordination and organization under:
SECTION FOR PREVENTATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING
• Developed in 2007.
• Focused on Contact Policemen and Contact Areas
Community Oriented Policingin the Montenegro
• Coordination and organization under:
SECTION FOR PREVENTATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING
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• Developed in 2007.
• Focused on Contact Policemen and Contact Areas
Community Oriented Policingin the Montenegro
• Coordination and organization under:
SECTION FOR PREVENTATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING
• Developed in 2007.
• Focused on Contact Policemen and Contact Areas
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IN CONCLUSIONCommunity Policing
• improves the safety and quality of life
• security environment
• better communication with the police
timely knowledge for existence of a criminal offense, which is one of the prerequisites for the effective initiation and termination of the criminal procedure.
THANK YOU!
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