Community Oriented Policing (COPPS)
- What is COPPS?
- Why learn about COPPS?
- Neighborhood Concerns
- Breaking The Cycle
- "On The Beat"
- Expanded Police Roll
- Benefits Everyone
- Making It Work
- Community Participation
- Police Benefits
- Questions and Answers
Benefits Everyone
Community policing makes citizens and police partners against crime. Here are a few advantages:
Better communication with police. Community policing is based on the idea that police and the community have joined together as partners to reduce crime and to improve the quality of life. Citizens have a better opportunity to voice concerns and police are dedicated to listen.
Greater influence in setting police priorities. Residents assist police in deciding what the top goals should be. Residents also have a say in deciding how law enforcement resources should be spent.
Reduces fear. Community policing breaks the cycle of deterioration and fear, allowing residents the ability to take back what they may have lost.
An improved quality of life. Working with police and with each other helps residents feel a sense of neighborhood pride.
A better understanding of what police do. Residents get a clearer idea of the pressures and challenges police deal with every day. This can help to improve relationships between residents and the police.
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