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5. This is the difference the guardian versus warrior mentality makes in policing and the community

Reply to Lee-Lee (Original post)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:42 PM

Aug 2015

The root of the police state problem lies in the leadership - what type of training, recruitment (what type of individual) and what are the priorities and who gets to choose. The other problem is the police and community being separate, they have to be combined and the oversight has to come from non-department citizens.

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A Charlotte apartment complex struggled with crime. Then the police showed up [View all] Lee-Lee Aug 2015 OP

Doing it right. LWolf Aug 2015 #1

Ah yes, community policing nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #2

It shouldn't be an either-or but too many departments treat it that way Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #3

I agree that "broken window" should never be used outside of community policing Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #4

No it isn't ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #6

This is the difference the guardian versus warrior mentality makes in policing and the community Turn CO Blue Aug 2015 #5