Community in the United States

Community Policing in relation to Crime and Race

Community Policing is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Prefaced by an atmosphere of racial tension, activism, and civil unrest, community policing (COP) has emerged as one of the most profound police innovations of the 20th century. COP can be defined as a philosophy, strategies, tactics, or programs that seek to alter the traditional definition of policing from crime control to one of community problem solving and empowerment. Driven by the Crime Control Act of 1994, which provided federal funding for the hiring of COP officers, COP has flourished as an alternative to what many perceive as the inadequacy of professional policing to deal effectively with crime and resistance. Given the disparate impact of criminal justice processing on communities of color, the growth of COP provides a new opportunity to address the racialization of neighborhood crime and allows police greater resources to better assist communities in mobilizing against violence and disorder.

Finding the law: Community in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to community, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines community topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Community Policing in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

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Cra in the context of Real Estate

Resurces

See Also

• Community Reinvestment Act

Community in the Criminal Justice System

This section covers the topics below related with Community:

Faith Involvement

Juvenile Justice in relation with Community

Delinquency Prevention

Community

Faith Involvement

Community-Based Policies in the Criminal Justice System

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• Faith Involvement
• Juvenile Justice
• Delinquency Prevention
• Community
• Faith Involvement