Community‐oriented policing in Germany

Abstract

Presents data from two surveys and arguments in favour of a restructuring of the police service, in general, and police training in particular. Contends that to keep up with an everchanging world, the police has to become more versatile itself, without losing sight of its core functions: protection and security provision. These objectives can only be achieved by a police force that cooperates intensively with the people, i.e. relies on a community-oriented approach to policing, and one whose members have been provided throughout their training with problemsolving skills and techniques and have developed a high degree of self-motivation. Suggests that in the current social and economic climate there is an urgent need for such reforms, best achieved through international cooperation.

Adding value? A review of the international literature on the role of higher education in police training and education

“…The Dutch use a dual system of education and training in 9 order to facilitate clear links between theory and practice (Peeters, 2010). Feltes's (2002) work in Germany emphasizes the importance of communication and conflict resolution skills alongside the traditional focus on the law for community-oriented police. Feltes also stresses the emphasis placed upon criminological theory within German institutions.…”

“…The police discipline adds value to police training by enabling senior police officers to make sense of developments in transnational crime, social exclusion, terrorism, public demand for transparency, and a shift to proactive intelligence-led policing supported by an international research agenda. Yet, while research has demonstrated the value of higher education upon officer attitudes (Lee and Punch, 2004), little empirical research has been conducted on the impact of higher education on behavior and police performance (Feltes, 2002;Jaschke, 2010).…”

Tracking change in Northern Ireland policing: temporal phases and key themes

“…The large and varied nature of the literature leaves a wide body of work to draw on, but a difficult landscape to navigate. Existing work relevant to this study includes that which looks particularly at change in large complex public sector organisations and especially police organisations (Duncan, Mouly et al 2001, Feltes 2002, Densten 2003, Ellison 2007, Pettigrew 2012. The RUC experience as explored here is an examination of 'radical' organisational change -a transformatory shift from one organisational form to another (McNulty and Ferlie 2004).…”

Probationer training for neighborhood policing in England and Wales: fit for purpose?

“…Equal weighting must be afforded to the teaching of the unique skills required in community policing as to the teaching of the law enforcement skills associated with crime-driven policing. An emerging community-oriented police means PIJPSM 29,2 that communication skills and conflict resolution abilities must have the same importance as knowledge of the law (Feltes, 2002).…”

“…The payoff from this will be an improved product in terms of the The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www. emeraldinsight.com/1363-951X.htm Training for neighbourhood policing 335 resultant quality of policing (Feltes, 2002). In order to expedite the continued evolution of the police service into a profession committed to a community-focused approach, it is important to identify and adopt the most appropriate methods to facilitate this transition (Birzer and Nolan, 2002).…”