Community Policing: Misnomer or Fact?

Community policing is a widely discussed philosophy within law enforcement around the world. However, its implementation has remained inadequate either due to the organisational settings of the police or the suspicious approach of the community. Community Policing: Misnomer or Fact? offers solutions to these problems by analysing the conceptual variances and factors that impede smooth collaboration between the police and the public.

The book discusses the underlying philosophy, governing schools of thought, and the strengths and weaknesses of community policing. It also explains important policing concepts such as Police Syndrome, Tracking Participation Footprint and Image Dating/Image Mapping. Four case studies from Madhya Pradesh (India) and Timor-Leste help further elucidating the practical applicability of these concepts.

By negotiating with the idea of allowing civilian participation to become a legitimate means of making the police accountable, it argues that compliance with the law must go hand in hand with protecting the fundamental rights of people to preserve a liberal democratic society.