Community policing in racialized communities
A potential role for police social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2168905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sulaimon Giwa (0000-0001-8076-0277, Memorial University of Newfoundland) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 710-730 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2018.1456998 |
| OpenAlex | W2796476714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 37 |
Despite lack of strong empirical evidence about its effectiveness, community policing remains the approach of choice for police organizations in managing the complexity of crime and neighborhood disorder. It is also the preferred strategy for improving relations between police and racialized communities. Anchored in ongoing public conversations and protests about the tense relationships between police and racialized communities, this article offers a theoretical analysis of community policing. An overview of its objectives, principles, and use in Canada is first provided. Next, a critical reading of community policing is presented, which suggests that its end may be near, given that it has not fulfilled its promise of improved police-minority relations. Finally, the case of Abdirahman Abdi in Ottawa is discussed, to illustrate this failed promise. The author contends that, in the absence of a change model for transformation in police-minority relations, police social workers are an important but overlooked component of community policing. The article concludes with several recommendations, one of which is to employ police social workers in police organizations, since the challenge of community policing requires a multidisciplinary perspective that the police alone cannot provide
Community policing · Criminal justice · Criminology · Perspective (graphical · Police science · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Policing Practices and Perceptions
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |