Community-Oriented Policing
Community-Oriented Policing
Community-Oriented Policing COP started gaining acceptance as an alternative to traditional policing models beginning in the 1980s.The heart of COP is a redefinition of the relationship between the police and the community, so that the two collaborate to identify and solve community problems. In this relationship, the community becomes a “co-producer” of public safety. COP is not a single coherent program; rather, it can encompass a variety of programs or strategies that rest on the assumption that policing must involve the community.