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Learning Objectives

7-1:  Compare and contrast the underlying tenets of both traditional and community-based styles of policing.

7-2:  Describe the strategies associated with Problem-Oriented Policing.

7-3:  Evaluate, based on research, the effectiveness of community-based policing and problem-oriented policing.

7-4:  Debate the criticisms of community policing.

7-5:  Discuss recent innovations in police information, resources, environment, organization, and process.

7-6:  Select the form of policing you believe to be the most effective and justify your response with empirical evidence.

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Building trust between police and community
This video discusses a recent Justice Department initiative to rebuild trust and relations between police and the community.

1.How is this imitative aiming to rebuild trust and police-community relations?

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Mayor to reinforce Community-Oriented Policing after Pittsburgh shootings
This local news story documents how Pittsburgh's Mayor plans to reintroduce community-oriented policing strategies in aims of reducing violence, and residents' perspectives.

1. Why is Pittsburgh’s Mayor reinstating community-oriented policing strategies?
2. What are community members’ concerns about this announcement?

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Procedural Justice: Taking the Ego Out of Policing

This NPR story discusses how the Oakland Police Department is incorporating procedural justice to improve police-community relations.

1. What is procedural justice?
2. How and why is Oakland Police Department implementing procedural justice strategies?
3. What are the effects of procedural justice initiatives thus far?