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.