Community Policing-It Simply Makes Sense

2 As the trust of the police by the community it protects declines and crime rate continues to increase law enforcement must come up with alternative solutions to regain the confidence of our citizens and while attempting to decrease immoral activity. Community policing is a law enforcement strategy imposed to develop a better relationship between the police and the community. This philosophy is a joint effort between law enforcement and its community to identify problems and mutually search for solutions. This form of policing is widespread throughout the law enforcement community and is adaptable by all police agency types and sizes. This paper will discuss many significant elements regarding the importance of law enforcement agencies to come up with alternative ideas for commitment not only by the police but the public and local government in order to be successful in applying a community-policing plan. It will also review other issues such as funding, training, difficulties and benefits produced. Finally, the research presented will show that it is in the best interest of the Chesterfield Township Polic