Compare And Contrast The Two Eras Of Community Policing

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Over the years it’s only been three eras of policing. Political Era (1840-1920), The Professional Model Era (1920-1970), The Community Policing Era (1970-Present). The two eras of policing I chose to discuss in this assignment will be the Political Era, and the Community policing era. The political era of policing was established in the 1840’s and ended year of 1920. The main strength of this policing was to provide a wide range of service to the community. Their focus was the community. The police in this era had a close relationship with the community. The police of this era were also focused on meeting requirements that the local bosses in the community needed. The weakness of this police era started when the police officers began to let