Strong relationships of mutual trust between police agencies and the communities they serve are critical to maintaining public safety and effective policing. Police officials rely on the cooperation of community members to provide information about crime in their neighborhoods, and to work with the police to devise solutions to crime and disorder problems. Similarly, community...Read More

Everyone has the right to liberty and security of the person and to freedom of movement. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention No one shall be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established by law Anyone who is arrested...Read More

Peter K. Manning Northeastern University pet.manning@neu.edu Overview There is no accepted systematic theoretical paradigm within which policing is viewed. The role and function of the police are typically assumed, and a measureable facet such as crime control defined as the scholarly interest. Those viewed as essential policing functions and how they should be performed is...Read More