Open Journal of Social Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 12 (December 2017)

ISSN Print: 2327-5952   ISSN Online: 2327-5960

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Collaborative Governance and Partnerships in Policing

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DOI: 10.4236/jss.2017.512004    1,273 Downloads   4,219 Views  Citations
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This study has reviewed past literature on policing to shed lights on how collaborative governance may be used in the police service. In sum, evidence suggests that partnership in the police service has a huge potential of benefits in managing crime and safety, but it also requires a substantial level of attention to reap such gains. This research has looked into three distinct forms of partnerships in particular; police-probation, police-community and multi-agency partnerships. Each of these initiatives has their strengths and weaknesses. The main benefit of police-probation collaboration is that it significantly enhances supervision and apprehending of the offenders. On the other hand, community policing has been found to be effective in reducing the crime rate in the society through information sharing and reporting of cases of lawbreaking in the neighborhood. A multi-agency partnership improves the efficiency of service provision but requires a significant level of vigilance and coordination to minimize chances of conflicts.

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Li, M. (2017) Collaborative Governance and Partnerships in Policing. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 5, 50-58. doi: 10.4236/jss.2017.512004.

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