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I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Frequently th'ose children either repeat, as adults, the actions of <br />their parent~, or react in ways detrimental to the community. <br /> <br /> Another~example would be an officer being aware of a series <br />of house and ~arage prowls having the appearance of being committed <br />by a local offender rather than a more professional style. Because <br />that officer~is assigned all reports from the neighborhood he or <br />she can detedt some sort of pattern from addresses and times. The ' <br />officer may a~so know, through contact with parents or other in the <br />area, that a iparticular youth seems to be experimenting with drugs <br />and is showing signs of abuse. Since there types of petty thefts <br />are frequently committed by youths needing money for a budding <br />habit the officer may have a suspect to approach. As the tenure <br />of the officer in that "community" increases so too will the <br />likelihood o{f success in this situation due to the officer's . <br />knowledge of!the suspect, his family and his peers. <br /> <br /> There ate a wide variety of ways in which an officer, working <br />closely with! the community, can be more effective in resolving <br />conflict. ~imply taking a report, dealing with the immediate <br />public need ~nd then filing that report or directing it on to an <br />agency even ~urther removed from knowledge of any intricacies is <br />wasteful, nog only in the present but for the future. <br /> <br /> It mustibe stressed here that the officers' role in community <br />policing is not to replace or even supplant other social service <br />agencies nor~ is it to attempt to dispense professional advice in <br />the areas on psychology, welfare programs, etc. Our goal must <br />still be public safety and enforcement of the laws by which society <br />functions. ~ur daily function however puts the police at the level <br />of the roots ~of community dysfunction and thereby able to recognize <br />the infections before they become entrenched and disseminated. <br />throughout the body as a whole. <br /> <br /> For theRamsey Police to enter into community policing we must <br />increase th~ level of patrol officers sufficient to allow for <br />timely emergency response, response to immediate citizen needs, <br />performing f~llow-up investigations on calls, perform an effective <br />level of security and traffic patrol and still have the ability to <br />communicate !in-depth with citizens. This last function is the <br />heart of c~mmunity policing and sufficient staff is a must. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />