Which policing approach emphasizes partnerships with the community to solve crime and reduce fear?

• A. Community Policing
• B. Reactive Policing
• C. Private Sector Policing
• D. Federal Policing

Answer: (A)

Community policing centers on forming partnerships with the community to solve crime and reduce fear. It brings police together with residents, business owners, and community groups to identify problems, develop joint solutions, and implement them in the neighborhood. This proactive, collaborative approach aims to build trust, improve communication, and address underlying conditions that contribute to crime and fear—often using problem-solving methods to target root causes and measure impact. Other approaches tend to be more reactive (responding after crimes occur) or focused on private security or national enforcement, rather than sustained, shared problem-solving with the community.