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community policing

British

noun

the assigning of the same one or two policemen to a particular area so that they become familiar with the residents and the residents with them, as a way of reducing crime

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Council tax includes a so-called police precept, which helps fund services such as regular community policing.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

“But the efficiency comes at the expense of the community policing philosophy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

In 2019, however, his Justice Department was permitted by a federal appeals court to give preferential treatment to cooperative cities on providing community policing grants.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

But after his arrest, Porter became an example of the failed promise of community policing.

From Slate • May 24, 2024

This strategy, called community policing, is clearly working.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson

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