Each community is unique with its own specific problems and concerns. Community policing is a focused approach that unites the community to deal effectively with identified concerns.
Police services are responsive to and reflect community input.
Community policing is a collaboration of the combined efforts of police departments and the community at large to produce solutions to criminal activity. It is through the strength of this combined effort that long-term solutions can be achieved. Community policing requires the assistance and input of citizens. Community involvement provides the focus and direction in deploying limited police and community resources. In this manner the concerns of all segments of the community can be addressed.