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Essay / What is Community Policing - 736
He stated that community policing is an organizational philosophy integrated throughout the police department and should not be viewed simply as a new project or temporary specialization. Second, for community policing to be established in police organizations, it must help create a new working environment within these organizations so that new police values are reflected in police administration and policies. Third, community policing must successfully deal with subculture opposition, a subculture focused on efficiency, danger, and authority. Recently, it has been argued that police organizations actually have several internal subcultures. Finally, to be adopted by the public and the police, Goldstein suggested that community policing must focus on solving problems of crime and community disorder, not simply responding quickly to calls for help and then filling in administrative formalities.