The first police department I looked at was the Perry Township Police Department of Stark County, Ohio. In the past, they have practiced law enforcement through the professional model of policing. They have identif

I also looked the Los Angeles Police Department. For the past 25 years, they have been a leader in pursuing community focused policing (Parks, Chief Bernard C). Recently, they have been challenged by the Christopher Commission to change and provide services with more community-focused policing. Out of this, they have developed a number of organizational changes, including the establishment of a Community-Police Advisory Board (C-PAB). They also have developed the assignment of Senior Lead Officers (SLOs). They are full time community activists and problem solver. These two changes have been very successful and have resulted in the wide support of the community. Even though these development have been very successful, they need to try and avoid forming a group of “specialist” to solve a problem which a characteristic of the professional model. The

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