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<br />Community Policing Philosophy <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The general definition of community policing is provided by the United States <br />Department of Justice (USDOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services <br />(COPS): <br /> <br />Community policing focuses on crime and social disorder <br />through the delivery of police services that includes aspects <br />of traditional law enforcement, as well as prevention, <br />problem-solving, community engagement, and partnerships. <br />The community policing model balances reactive responses <br />to calls for service with proactive problem-solving centered <br />on the causes of crime and disorder. Community policing <br />requires police and citizens to join together as partners in the <br />course of both identifying and effectively addressing these <br />issues. <br /> <br /> <br />Most police agencies adapt this definition to an organizational community policing <br />philosophy. Based on the input of many community residents, policy makers, and Eugene <br />Police staff, EPD is adopting a neighborhood-based community policing philosophy. The <br />following definition supplements the USDOJ-COPS Office definition above: <br /> <br /> <br />The neighborhood-based community policing model <br />recognizes that geographic responsibility and accountability <br />are cornerstone elements of community policing, both to the <br />police organization and to the public. Eugene’s <br />neighborhood organizations are recognized as primary <br />partners under the neighborhood-based model. While a base <br />level of service applicable to the entire city is defined, <br />neighborhoods are empowered to help define and prioritize <br />neighborhood problems and issues to which proactive, <br />problem-oriented policing strategies and services will be <br />applied. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />