Democratic Policing

Michael Wiatrowski, Utica College of Syracuse University

ABSTRACT
This paper will argue that the professional model of policing has contributed to an authoritarian, bureaucratic, inefficient and undemocratic image of policing in the United States. It also promotes resistance to change and organizational development. It is argued that community policing is more democratic, promotes accountability and breaks down police subcultures.

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