Yolanda: COPPS has been around
for a period of time and has been adopted in some police jurisdictions
throughout the nation. According to Peak, Gaines, & Glensor, “COPPS is
a proactive philosophy that promotes solving problems that are criminal,
affect our quality of life, or increase our fear of crime, as well as other
community issues. COPPS involves identifying, analyzing, and
addressing community problems at their source” (Peak, Gaines, &
Glensor, 2010).
COPPS different from traditional
policing, because the traditional policing operated only by the nature of a
problems that occurred (reactive) and did not involve the response from the
community and as a result, the traditional police responded longer to
calls. However, COPPS operates more freely of the problem itself which is
proactive. COPPS is more involved within their community, more
organizations, and consults with community leaders in taking the right
action toward a situation. COPPS respond time to calls more quickly, and
work closely within the community.
The four steps of S.A.R.A.:
Scanning, Analysis, Response and
Assessment.
SARA can be used in the
reduction of crime by “providing officers with a logical step-by-step
framework to identify, analyze, respond to, and elevate crime, the fear of
crime, and neighborhood disorder” (Peak, Gaines, & Glensor, 2010). For
example, in the city of Atlanta, there was a report of incidents toward
cars being broken into on a daily basis. It was told that the
thieves were actually smashing the windows of vehicles and snatching
anything they felt that was of value. SARA can help reduce/stop this
particular crime by first gathering information from participants in the
community include the media reports, having officers monitor the hotspots
located in area frequently, and get a good description of the perpetrator
from members of the community as well as mapping the location of how many
times this crime has occurred.
Reference
Peak, K., Gaines, L. &
Glensor, R. (2010). Police supervision and management in an era of
community policing (3rd ed.) Upper saddle, NJ: Pearson Education,
Inc. ISBN: 9780135154663
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