Community Oriented Policing (COPPS)
What is COPPS?
Community Policing is a policing philosophy that promotes and supports organizational
strategies to address the causes and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through
problem-solving tactics and community-police partnerships.
Community Policing brings police and citizens together to prevent crime and solve
neighborhood problems. With community policing, the emphasis is on stopping crime
before it happens, not responding to calls for service after the crime occurs.
Community policing gives citizens more control over the quality of life in their community.
Community policing means police become part of the neighborhood. This helps police get
a better sense of resident’s needs and helps residents to develop greater trust in the police.
In essence the community joins the police department. Together, in partnership, the
community and police department work together to achieve a common goal of a safer,
better place to live and raise a family.
