They argued that those members of the public most alienated from and resistant to the police are profoundly motivated by perceptions of long-term police disrespect and inattention to the broader welfare of communities.
Representatives of community organizations observed that members of a community give high priority to a broad range of performance issues extending well beyond the relatively narrow confines of crime and disorder control. Police leaders consistently emphasized that community perceptions and feelings about their police and the practices of those police were essential criteria for selecting policing strategies and judging police performance. This perspective was also echoed in the discussions that the committee had with representatives from various community organizations, as well as police practitioners (see Appendix A). As an example, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (2015) labeled popular legitimacy (i.e., public trust in the police) the “first pillar” of policing. This view has gained traction in the recent public discussion of policing. There is broad recognition that a positive relationship between the police and the community has value in its own right, irrespective of any influence it may have on crime, disorder, or public safety ( National Research Council, 2004, p. We treat these outcomes as a distinct category, separate from the outcome of efforts by the police to manage proactively the rate and type of crime.
The purpose of this chapter and the one that follows is to describe what is known about community reactions to various forms of proactive policing. Community Reaction to Proactive Policing: The Impact of Place-Based, Problem-Solving, and Person-Focused Approaches
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