What are the obstacles that may prevent community policing being less effective working in South Africa?
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Community Policing Forums (CPF) were set up to involve all local stakeholders and key organisations in local policing. They meet regularly with the officers in charge of the local police station and discuss problems and solutions to crime in their area. The adoption of community policing did not only turn around the crime situation, but changed the way the SAPS addresses crime. Show For community policing to be successful, it is important for members of the community to realise and accept that they also have a social and moral obligation to assist and support the SAPS in the fight against crime, and other forms of social disorder. With the support and involvement of the community, the police will be in a position to meet the safety and security needs of the country. Community organisations and development workers have to cooperate with Community Policing Forums to mobilise community support in the fight against crime. This includes:
Community participation and support in the fight against crime, can save lives. What are some of the challenges of implementing community policing?Community Policing: Implementation Challenges. Difficulties in delineating the "community". Variable quality and insufficient quantity of implementers.. Poor coordination among actors.. Insufficient strategic planning.. Poor storage of knowledge and little lessons learning.. Too little evaluation.. Inadequate funding.. What is the greatest obstacle in implementing community policing?The biggest obstacle that community policing and the community-based programs have to face it the idea of change. Officers have to change the concept of policing and citizens have to be willing to accept that change.
What are considered weaknesses of community policing?Cons of Community Policing The downside of community policing is patrol units will be limited in the area size that they will be able to cover. Officers tend to be less mobile and become more vulnerable to attacks.
What is community policing in SA?Community Policing is a philosophy aimed at achieving more effective crime control; reduce fears of crime, improved police services through proactive partnerships and programs with communities.
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