Presented by: The Florida Regional Community Policing Institute at St' Petersburg College With Fundi

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Presented by The Florida Regional Community
Policing Institute at St. Petersburg
CollegeWith Funding from Department of
Justice, COPS Office
Introduction to Community Oriented Policing
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Getting Started

• Introduction and Pretest
• Introduction of Instructor
• RCPI Paperwork
• Review of Course Goals
• View Building Bridges video

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Course Goals

• Participants will
• Understand the history development of community
  policing
• Understand the nature of police community
  partnerships
• Understand the basic elements of a genuine
  community policing philosophy
• Demonstrate an understanding of the problem
  solving process and documenting results

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Unit Two Introduction to Community Oriented
Policing

• Historically law enforcement was tasked to non
  military local groups within a village
• Public Shaming without trial common tool to
  maintain order
• Professional Policing first conceived by Sir
  Robert Peel

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Development of Modern Policing by Sir Robert
Peel.

• 1829, Peel presented An Act for Improving the
  Police in and near the Metropolis to Parliament
  First Metro Police Force in London
• NINE (9) timeless Peels principles in course
  book
• 1 Prevent Crime and Disorder
• 2 - Public approval of police existence

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Peels Principles Continued

• 3 Secure willing cooperation (of the public)
• 4 Cooperation diminishes with the necessity
  for the use of force
• 5 Constant demonstration of absolute
  impartiality in police service
• 6 Use only the minimum of force necessary

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Peels Principles Continued

• 7 Police are the public and the public are the
  police
• 8 Never appear to usurp the powers of the
  judiciary
• 9 Police efficiency absence of crime and
  disorder

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History of Modern Policing in the U.S.

• First professional police force developed out of
  the Ward Concept in NYC 1844
• Police find themselves tied to politics and
  political leaders to the point of being hired and
  supervised by politicians

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20th Century Policing in U.S.

• 1920 August Vollmer develops mobile police
  force, M.O. files, and wants cops to seek higher
  education
• 1930s O.W. Wilson enhances height and weight
  requirements for police plus promotes quick
  response, preventative patrol and follow up
  investigations and higher education

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Problems with the Professional Model of Policing

• Events of the 1960s were turbulent times for law
  enforcement
• 1968 Presidents Commission on Crime results in
  significant being placed in law enforcement
  programs of all types and description in the
  1970s

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Unit Three Defining Community Policing

• Learning Objectives of this Unit
• Understand Community Policing is a philosophy
  not a program or strategy
• Accurately define and identify Community Policing
• Explore how Community Policing Principles are
  applied

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Three General Policing Strategies

• Traditional typical 911 reactive response to
  criminal activity
• Problem Oriented Policing proactive process
  using police analysis with little or no input
  from community
• Community Oriented Policing coactive approach
  incorporating working relationship between
  community and police

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Understanding the Community Policing Philosophy

• Based upon partnerships between police and the
  communities they serve
• Empower communities to help make things better
• Allows communities to become self reliant
• Enhances the overall quality of life

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Principles of Community Oriented Policing

• Community Policing values the traditional tools
  of arrest and prosecution
• Community Policing shifts cop focus from
  responding to individual incidents to addressing
  root problems using problem solving techniques
• Officers must be empowered by being supported and
  given time, trust and commitment by
  administration

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Differences between Traditional and Community
Policing

• See comprehensive chart in
• Course Manual on
• PAGE 13

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Unit Four Police / Community Partnership and
Problem Solving

• Learning Objectives of this Unit
• Acquaint Participants with nature and importance
  of police community partnerships
• Identify essential elements of developing
  partnerships
• Introduce the SARA Problem Solving model
• Provide helpful ideas for conducting community
  meetings

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Understanding Police / Community Partnerships

• Spontaneous Mobilization is a short lived
  reaction to an incident(s) which quickly
  dissipates
• Planned Mobilization long ranged process
  involving education, motivation and organization
  which yields long ranged solutions

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Community Policing KEY Components are

• PARTNERSHIPPING
• PROBLEM SOLVING

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The Problem Solving Process

• Community Perceptions are their reality and
  perceptions must be engaged and dealt with
• Dealing only with problem symptoms and not with
  problem root never yields desired result
• Too much symptom dealing wastes and community
  loses confidence in agency and agency personnel

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Key Elements and Techniques of Problem Solving

• Problem a basic unit of police work consisting
  of a group or pattern of crimes, calls, cases or
  incidents
• A problem concerns community police not just
  police
• Problems must be accurately defined before a
  workable solution can be achieved

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Key Elements and Techniques of Problem Solving
Continued

• Departments level of response must be
  acknowledged (No one has unlimited )
• Problem must be understood by those persons
  affected
• Responses must be proactive
• Responses must be evaluated
• Circle of Concern Circle of Influence

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Unit Five SARA Problem Solving Model

• Learning Objectives of this Unit
• Understand the four components of the SARA
  problem solving process
• Acknowledge the essential importance of community
  participation and input
• Allow participants to practically use the SARA
  problem solving model

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Benefits of SARA Process

• Provides a formal procedure to be used uniformly
  be adapting agency
• Increases likelihood of effective solution being
  achieved
• Relies on the direct input, expertise and
  creativity of line level officer
• Requires involvement of the community

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Steps of the SARA Problem Solving Method

• Scan Identify the Problem
• Analyze - Understand the Problem
• Respond Developing a problem solution
• Assess Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan
  and what remains to be done

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SARA Practice Problem (Scenario)

• Heres a simple scenario which illustrates the
  application of the SARA problem solving method

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Other Effective Problem Solving Principles

• Old patterns hinder new solutions
• Trial and Error may work as well as logic
• Use observers to identify processes and how and
  through whom problems are solved
• Anticipate problems
• Remove as much emotion as you can

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Analysis and Assessment of Problem Information

• Beyond the problem incidents themselves, one must
  understand the social and physical context of the
  problem events
• The most ignored or under developed step in the
  SARA process is the accurate assessment of the
  process to determine whether goals were
  accomplished

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Unit Six Identifying Resources

• Learning Objectives of this Unit
• To acquaint participants with the process of
  identifying resources
• How to identify potential resources
• Speak to the many resources currently being used
  by community policing officers

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Resource Development

• Development of community resources can mean
  around the clock attention is being paid to
  community problems
• All neighborhood problems are important
• Minor concerns can develop into enormous
  problems over time
• Engage the community

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Identifying Police Information and Activity
Sources

• Consider both formal and informal information
  gathering processes
• Some community leaders will never come to a
  meeting identify and go to them
• Do not overlook the unique types of information
  available from specific sections of your own
  agency
• Consider utilizing the media and community surveys

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Consider these other courses offered by the
Florida RCPI

• Police - Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving for CPO Citizen
• Survival Skills for CPO
• Building Bridges CPOs Citizens
• Changing Roles Supervising CPOs
• Effective Media Skills for LEO
• Reaching Goals through Codes Enf.
• Crime Prevention - CPTED