Police Community Relations

POLICE COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE
NAME: LT CEASAR L ESTRADA II (RES) PA
DESIGNATION: Military Instructor, CMO School,
CMOR, PA
RELATED TRAINING TO CMO:

- Information Operation with US Army
- Misinformation in Social Media Course with US
MIST
- Counter Propaganda/Counter messaging with US
Army
- PYSOPS with ADF
- BASIC PSYOPS AND CA (On-Line Course Ft Bragg,
NC, USA)
Previous Assignments: 54EBde,PA, ARESCOM, HPA,

GHQ,TRADOC, JUSMAG
Civilian Schooling:
MPA, MCJ and MAED
T3 – Ateneo Grad Schl of Buss
Research Development – NCPAG, UP (D)
DSAM - Wright Patt AB Ohio, USA
CLASSROOM RULES
SAFETY RULES
What is Police Community Relations?
Police Community Relations
are complicated and constantly
changing interactions between
representatives of police
organization and an assortment of
governmental agencies, public
groups and private individuals
representing a wide range of
competing and often conflicting
interests.
Directorate for Police Community Relations
(DPCR)
Mission
The DPCR shall develop, guide
and steer a “community and service
oriented” police organization in forging
relationship with, informing, persuading,
shaping perception of, and mobilizing the
communities towards the need for respect
for laws, maintenance of peace and
orderliness, and safety of environment.
(DPCR)
Vision
The DPCR envisions the
evolution of Police Units and Police
Officers into a “community and
service” oriented organization
working in partnership with a
cooperative community towards a
peaceful, orderly and harmonious
community interactions.
(DPCR)
Objectives and Functions
1. To strengthen police-community goodwill and
create an environment of friendship between the
police on the street and the people.
2. To organize the community and forge the team
which will forward effort for the establishment of
a tourism friendly environment.
3. To cultivate and create the tone of a citizen-
police partnership to serve the cause of peace
and order in the community.
(DPCR)
Objectives and Functions
 4. To seek the cooperation and active support of the
community for crime prevention and control, by creating an
unfavorable environment for criminal elements and
enemies of the state.
 5. To mobilize the community to change the conditions that
generate crime.
 6. To facilitate the transition towards proactive policing
activities from the reactive incident-driven model.
 7. To form force-multipliers thru the empowerment of the
people towards community involvement.
Police Community
Relations
Benefits and Problems
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Benefits of Good
Police-Community Relations
 Greater Cooperation
 Decreases in Crime & Delinquency
 More Effective Enforcement
 Better Communications
 Better Police Recruitment
 More Resources
 Higher Salaries
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Problem Aspects of Police-Community
Relations Programs
 Projecting a positive image
 Irregular contact with citizens
 Isolated acceptance of PCR unit
 Limited influence and respect for officers
 Focus on strained relations & crime
prevention
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Problem Aspects of Police-Community Relations
Programs (cont)
 Advice on crime prevention from PCR only
 Police accountability by civilian review
boards
 Chief reacts only to law enforcement
concerns
 Officers focus on racial & ethnic tension
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Programs (cont)
 Cordial relationship, but superficial trust
 Intermittent contact with the public
 Officer seldom seen “on the streets”
 Officer is viewed as an “outsider”
 Citizens do not get to know officers
 Influence is from “the top down”
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Programs (cont)
 No fundamental organizational change
 Citizens are encouraged to volunteer
 Service providers stay in traditional roles
 Success by traditional measures—i.e., crime rates.
 Most staff members are sworn personnel
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Six Factors Necessary
To Improve
Police-Community
Relations
National Crime Prevention Council 17

The Six Factors
1. Membership
2. Environment
3. Process and Structure
4. Communications
5. Purpose
6. Resources

Membership
1. Appropriate cross-section of members
2. Mutual respect, understanding, and trust
3. Members see that collaboration is in their
best interest.
4. Members develop an ability to compromise.

Environment
1. Political and social climate are favorable.
2. Collaborative group is viewed as a leader in
the community.
3. There is a history or evidence of
collaboration or cooperation in the
community.

Process and Structure
1. Members are invested in the process as
well as the outcome.
2. Clear roles and responsibilities
3. Flexibility
4. Adaptability
5. Equal decision-making authority is held by
each member regardless of rank,
authority, or place in the hierarchy.

Communication
1. Members learn to listen and allow venting.
2. There is open and frequent
communication.
3. Members disclose self interest at first
meeting.
4. Members establish informal and formal
means of communication.

Purpose
1. Concrete, attainable goals and objectives
2. Shared vision
3. Desired results and strategies

Resources
1. A skilled and unbiased convener of
meetings
2. Staff time and volunteer time
3. Sufficient funds

Crime in Your
Neighborhood
A lack of community
involvement may lead to some of
the most serious and perplexing
problems your community faces.
Why Is Community Involvement
Important?
When members of a community are involved
with each other, they know
• Their neighbors
• The daily “goings-on” in the neighborhood
• When something is wrong

One great way to perpetuate
community involvement is
through the Neighborhood
Watch program.

What Is the Neighborhood Watch
Program?
Neighborhood Watch was established in 1970
to bring residents together to interact and
become the guardians for the police in their
community.

Neighborhood Watch
Crime prevention group organized around a
block, defined neighborhood, or business
district
Serves as “eyes and ears” for law
enforcement
Helps establish or reclaim informal control
of an area by observation, visibility, and
increased social interaction
Donates time and resources
Usually has no formal budget or funding
source
Success results in reduction in crime and
improved quality of Prevention
National Crime life for neighborhood
Council 29
The Benefits of
Neighborhood Watch
Unites the community and increases
neighborhood cohesion
Reduces fear of crime in the community
Improves crime reporting by citizens
Increases surveillance in the community
Prevents and reduces crime
Enhances homeland security

The Benefits of
Neighborhood Watch (continued)
Studies show that Neighborhood Watch is
effective because
It unites neighbors around a common goal—

safety and security.
It provides all members basic skills on
preventing crime and reporting suspicious
activities or crimes.
It builds a base for correcting neighborhood
problems.
It works well with other civic activities.

Additional Citizen Actions
Discuss your community’s overall

security, including lighting, and contact
neighbors or the proper authorities to
request necessary improvements.
Contact your local law enforcement

agency and work with it to discuss
basic community modifications that
may overcome current problems.
Are state crime prevention associations and
Neighborhood Watch programs involved in community
policing and homeland security?
Absolutely!

How Can Citizens Be More Aware?
 Be informed
 Be alert
 Be prepared

In Conclusion
Community policing is the responsibility
of both law enforcement and community
members. Both have important roles in
community policing.
There are many ways to involve the

community in crime-reduction and
problem solving, including community
meetings and citizens’ police academies.
Police and local citizens are all members

of the community.

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POLICE COMMUNITY

RELATED TRAINING TO CMO:

Previous Assignments: 54EBde,PA, ARESCOM, HPA,

 Cordial relationship, but superficial trust

 Intermittent contact with the public

 Officer seldom seen “on the streets”

 Officer is viewed as an “outsider”

 Citizens do not get to know officers

 Influence is from “the top down”

 No fundamental organizational change

 Citizens are encouraged to volunteer

 Service providers stay in traditional roles

 Success by traditional measures—i.e., crime rates.

 Most staff members are sworn personnel

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It unites neighbors around a common goal—

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Discuss your community’s overall

Contact your local law enforcement

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There are many ways to involve the

Police and local citizens are all members

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