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CRIM1011 - Policing, Justice and Society - Report

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University of New South Wales

   

Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRIM1011)

   

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Community policing is a kind of policy that requires the police to follow a positive approach to addressing the issues related to public safety. This report on policing, justice and society will discuss working with disadvantaged groups and examples of good policing practices. This report will discuss what is community policing strategies and examples, what is a disadvantaged group and how to interact with such groups.

CRIM1011 - Policing, Justice and Society - Report

   

University of New South Wales

   

Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRIM1011)

   Added on 2020-03-01

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Running head: POLICING, JUSTICE AND SOCIETYPolicing, Justice and SocietyName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1POLICING, JUSTICE AND SOCIETYCommunity policing may be defined as a policy, which ensures that the police is workingclosely with the members of the community (Short 2016). Community policing is a kind ofpolicy that requires the police to follow a positive approach for addressing the issues related topublic safety. Community policing builds ties between the law enforcement agency and otherorganizations such as non-profit organizations, government agencies, media and privatebusinesses. The modern community policing movement focuses on the changes brought about inthe role played by law enforcement from being reactive, bureaucratic to the becoming of anopen, dynamic agency that works closely with the members of the community (Drew andPrenzler 2015). The term ‘disadvantaged’ is used for individuals or group of persons who are eitherphysically or mentally disabled; or financially unstable or lack political support and other meansof influence (Short 2016). In other words, the disadvantaged group refers to the group of peoplewho have restricted access to the natural resources and financial opportunities. In Australia, theaboriginals are usually deemed as the indigenous group or the ‘disadvantaged group’. The police officers are obligated to extend protection to every citizens of the countryirrespective of sex, age, gender, religion and race. They are responsible for safeguarding everycitizen from any offence and crime and ensure safety of the citizens (Murphy and Tyler 2017). Inregards to the aboriginal or the Indigenous group, the police officers must pay more attention asthe indigenous group are already the disadvantaged group who has limited access to the naturalresources and become subject to social exclusion due to their disabilities and lack of political andfinancial support. The only remedy to improve the relationship is the promotion of programs orevents that mainly focus on the helpful role played by the police in association with the culturalawareness programs may prove to be advantageous for both the parties (Kiedrowski 2013).
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2POLICING, JUSTICE AND SOCIETYSome of the examples of community policing include the problem solving and preventionstrategies; partnerships; Community participation; analysis, evaluation and measurement andorganizational development and change. In Australia, the historical relationship between theaboriginals and the police has largely been negative and has a substantial impact on the presentrelationship between the indigenous group and the law enforcement agency. In the past, therehad been several reports relating to the racism and harassment conducted by the police officersagainst the indigenous group (White 2015). Over the past years, there have been several reports of incidents relating to therelationship between the police and the Aboriginal people. On one hand, several witnessestestified that the police have been behaving inappropriately with the community memberswhereas some non-aboriginals and police officers stated that the police officers were merelyresponding to the criminal behavior (White 2015). The South Sydney Youth services stated thatdue to the negative nature of the relationship existing between the two, the indigenous grouponly perceives the punitive side of the police activity and the police only perceives the criminalaspect of the community (Bartkowiak-Théron and Asquith 2017).Nevertheless, in the recent years, there have been improvements in the relationshipbetween the local indigenous group and the police. Several witnesses have stated that the policehave made several initiatives in addressing the issues complained about by the communitymembers (Kiedrowski 2013). The NSW police have implemented wide range of organizationalstrategies over recent years with a view to improve the relationship between the police and theindigenous group of people (White 2015). The NSW Police was advised to recruit 138 sworn
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