Have Your Say

The goal of community policing is to build trust and long-term relationships in the community, so crime can be reduced. Instead of a punitive approach, it focuses on preventing problems through mutual respect.

Community policing fosters a sense of safety for residents, but it also supports police goals.

Police agencies should work more closely with the communities they serve when it comes to community policing. Neighbourhood groups and residents get a say in the design, which works with nonprofits and community health centres.