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(EPP) Discussion: Police Surveys on Community Input

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Police Surveys on Community Input

Surveys are a method to obtain data on anything. Research surveys on the relationship

between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve are a way to establish how

well policing agencies are involved with the society and how safe community residents feel.

Police surveys also collect data about the priorities and concerns of local residents and

community organizations, along with other criminogenic or preventative factors in the local

environment. The CP-SAT, CVS, and the NCS can act as the best measures to identify how

successful policing has been within my community.

I come from a tightly-knit community in a small town where almost everyone knows the

other. It is a diverse community that has had issues with discrimination in the past but that has

recently overcome them. However, issues of crime are not entirely uncommon, even through

there is crime profiling even amongst ourselves. The National Crime Survey (NCS) on crime and

victimization will come in handy in providing the police department with crime statistics in the

area as well as information regarding criminal victimization (Cantor & Lynch, 2000). By

providing it to a sample of different members of the society, both victims and non-victims of

crime and victimization will share their experiences.

Next, the Community Policing Self-Assessment Tool (CP-SAT) web-based survey will

allow the department to collect data regarding the success of its collaborative partnerships with

the community (COPS, 2022). With a majority of community members having access to

smartphones and personal computers, the department will measure the extent to which

community members feel that its initiatives work. Finally, the Crime Victimization Survey

(CVS), a generic phone survey questionnaire, seeks to provide a measure of the prevalence of

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1 (EPP) Discussion: Police Surveys on Community Input Name Institution Course Professor Date 2 Police Surveys on Community Input Surveys are a method to obtain data on anything. Research surveys on the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve are a way to establish how well policing agencies are involved with the society and how safe community residents feel. Police surveys also collect data about the priorities and concerns of local residents and community organizations, along with other criminogenic or preventative factors in the local environment. The CP-SAT, CVS, and the NCS can act as the best measures to identify how successful policing has been within my community. I come from a tightly-knit community in a small town where almost everyone knows the other. It is a diverse community that has had issues with discrimination in the past but that has recently overcome them. However, issues of crime are not entirely uncommon, even through there is crime profiling even amongst ourselves. The National Crime Survey (NCS) on crime and victimization will come in handy in providing the police department with crime statistics in the area as we ...
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