The Role of Community Policing in Crime Prevention and Public Trust in Law Enforcement

Abstract

In major cities of Pakistan, the crime rate is steadily intensifying. One of the immense causes of increasing crime in major cities is a relocating movement of criminals from their native areas to metropolitan cities. These individuals momentarily or permanently reside in major urban cities and there they commit crimes ranging from street crimes like mugging, car theft, mobile phone snatching, to more serious offenses such as murder and both shortterm and long-term kidnapping and after committing offences they escape back to their hometowns. Characteristically these criminals are committing crimes in metropolitan areas like Karachi in this specific sprawling situation implementation of community policing can play a vital role in rebuilding/restoring public trust and confidence in the criminal justice system. Fostering sense of a serenity and safety, plus promoting collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities.

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