Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Community policing and the police officer / by Edwin Meese III.

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Canadian Policing Research

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1 online resource (11, [1] pages)

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Caption title.
"January 1993"--Page 1.
"This is one in a series of reports originally developed with some of the leading figures in American policing during their periodic meetings at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The reports are published so that Americans interested in the improvement and the future of policing can share in the information and perspectives that were part of extensive debates at the School's Executive Session on Policing (1985-1991)."--Page 1.
"NCJ 139164"--Page 11.

Summary

"This paper examines the impact of creative forms of policing on the ultimate key to their success the individual police officer. As the emphasis and methods of policing change, the position of the police officer in the organization changes also. Instead of reacting to specified situations, limited by rigid guidelines and regulations, the officer becomes a thinking professional, utilizing imagination and creativity to identify and solve problems. Instead of being locked in an organizational straitjacket, the police officer is encouraged to develop cooperative relationships in the community, guided by values and purposes, rather than constrained by rules and excessive supervision. To make this possible, much thought must be given to designing the structure of police organizations and to recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting officers in the field. Changes must be made in all of these areas to create a new police professionalism."--Pages 1-2.

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Series

Perspectives on policing ; no. 15.

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