Ways to reduce fear in the community from a police officers view

As part of community policing, fear reduction strategies are used.

Write a 2 page paper.  Address the following in your paper:

  • Explain which of the fear-reduction strategies do you believe is most effective?
  • Discuss why would a police department want to reduce fear of crime rather than crime itself?

Include a title page and 3-5 references.  (no Wikipedia).   Please adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition, 2nd printing when writing and submitting papers. Papers should be grammatically correct.  Lastly, avoid first person and contractions in your paper. You can provide an opinion without using “I think” statements.

FEAR REDUCING METHODS

newsletters-information about crime in there areas

victim recontact- status of offenders to the victims.

police community station- local “store front” for police police community interaction.

citizen contact patrol- door to door contact in neighborhoods.

community organizing- block meeting for the community and officers that work that area.

signs of crime- foot patrols and maintenance on busy streets and corners.

coordinated community policing- all the above stated in one program.