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    Police Brutality in Community Policing

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    This research report examines the concept of community policing. Then, it discusses the reasons for corruption despite attempts to change the model of policing. This five page paper has six sources listed in the bibliography.

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    page called "Stop Police Brutality" may be stumbled upon; there, a quote conveys the problem to the world that indeed, there is a serious matter that the society needs to  look at. The quote is as follows: "...cops broke down the door and burst in, shields in place, guns drawn. Everyone in the apartment was forced to lie face-down on  the floor..." ("Stop" PG). Police brutality is a serious problem. Other finds on the net concern community policing. While it is a relatively recent concept in fighting crime, some do  not know exactly what it is . According to Bob Trojanowicz community policing is a philosophy of full-service, personalized policing where familiar officers work local areas on a somewhat permanent  basis ("Community" PG). In other words, instead of giving a variety of officers different shifts and schedules, police officers adopt communities as their own. This way, the people become familiar  with them. Each can comprehend the others needs and this seems to work well just as the old fashioned pharmacist or doctor who made house calls. It should also not  be forgotten that community policing is a part of U.S. history. The old beat cop was a stereotype, particularly in the cities. While the concept of community policing is good,  has it helped? After all, stories of police brutality continue to surface despite positive changes reported in policing overall. One way that community policing would help of course is in  respect to erroneous shootings. Sometimes an officer believes he is in danger when he is not due to the stance of the suspect. Many incidents of violence occur. If officers  know the people who live in a community they may not have to shoot first and ask questions later. For example, Amadou Diallo was shot as he stood in the 

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