| Description |
1 online resource (32 pages) |
| Series |
Policy report / S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
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RSIS policy report.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Community policing. -- Procedural justice. -- Counter-terrorism community policing. -- Australia. -- The United States. -- The United Kingdom. -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Community policing is an approach to law enforcement that stresses the need for strong sustainable relationships between the local police and the communities they serve. Through open communication and understanding of common interests, public safety then becomes a collective problem-solving activity, which ideally promotes societal cohesion and democratic values. Given the diffusion of terrorism in recent years, and the involvement of local people in plotting and staging attacks, police forces in different countries believe that community policing principles are crucial for countering radicalisation and violent extremism. Effective community collaboration enables the police to understand the issues and remain informed so that potential interventions can be conducted early and locally, before problems escalate beyond the community's control. This report evaluates community policing approaches in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with regard to countering violent extremism and terrorism. It finds that the construction of transparent relationships with communities is objectively advantageous as a counter-terrorism strategy, but obstacles to success remain. Covert operations, surveillance, and the heavy-handed tactics of federal agencies can erase the trust that police have sometimes spent years trying to build. If community policing is to be an effective approach to countering home-grown terrorism, governments need to consider the effects of coercive policies and practices on the people they seek to engage |
| Notes |
"September 2016." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RSIS, viewed November 17, 2016) |
| Subject |
Community policing -- Australia -- Evaluation
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Community policing -- United States
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Community policing -- Great Britain
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Radicalism -- Prevention
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Community policing.
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Community policing -- Evaluation.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Australia.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, publisher.
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