Community policing: a conceptual framework

Abstract

The theoretical framework for community policing attempts to answer many of the questions revolving around the new paradigm in policing. The paper traces the evolution of community policing as a paradigm in the Kuhnian sense, then proceeds to articulate how it has moved from “revolutionary science” to “normal science”. It then articulates some of the current research in community policing theory and calls for the creation of a theoretical framework under which community policing can be analyzed and evaluated. This paper then commences to articulate a theoretical framework that analyzes all of the factors bearing on this paradigm, ranging from the macro to the micro.

Citation

Oliver, W.M. and Bartgis, E. (1998), "Community policing: a conceptual framework", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 490-509. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519810228796