1. COMMUNITY POLICING
Presented By
Eóin Shanahan
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2. COMMUNITY POLICING
 Exploratory Study
 The Research is Deductive
 Qualitative and Quantitative, Semi – Structured
interviews and desktop research
 Exploring Community Policing in Ireland and how
it benefits Community Development
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3. COMMUNITY POLICING
 An Gardaí Síochanaí established in 1922
 Unarmed Police Force
 Strong ties to the communities that they served
 A desire to return to traditional roots
 In 1987 the new national model for policing comes into
being
 Stronger community ties, confidence and trustworthiness
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Garda Síochána Inspectorate, 2005

4. Community policing
Research Design
 The Geographic Area of Dublin South Central was
chosen as the area of study
 Community Garda will be interviewed
 Community Leader will be interviewed
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5. COMMUNITY Policing and the
DMR of South Central
 Disadvantaged Areas were Community Gardaí are
needed
 High focus on youth programmes and educational
programmes for adults
 Strong focus on community and outreach programmes
 Broken up into Regional Actions, Regional Indicators,
Divisional Actions, Divisional Indicators, Process
Owners
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DMR South Central Division: Policing Plan, 2011

6. COMMUNITY POLICING
RESERACH QUESTIONS
 What is Community Policing
 How does Community Policing benefit the community
 What role does the community play in community
policing
 How do individual stakeholders participate in Community
Policing
 How does Community Policing encourage Community
development

7. Community Policing Pillars
 Garda–Community Partnerships
 Enforcement
 Problem-Solving
 Crime Prevention and Reduction
 Accountability
 Visibility
 Accessibility
 Collaborative Engagement
 Empowerment
 Improved Response
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An Garda Síochána, 2009

8. Community Policing Pillars
and Community Development
 Garda–Community Partnerships = Strategic Planning
 Enforcement = Participatory Action-Research
 Problem-Solving = Community Profiling
 Crime Prevention and Reduction = Planning for Real
 Accountability = An Evaluation Framework
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Casey, 2006

9. Community Policing Pillars
and Community Development
 Visibility = Gardaí Orientated
 Accessibility = Gardaí Orientated
 Collaborative Engagement = Power and Partnership
 Empowerment = Community Representation and
Autonomy
 Improved Response = Overall Stakeholder
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Casey, 2006

10. COMMUNITY POLICING
CONCULSION
 Community Policing is Proactive means to build stronger
community ties between the public and An Gardaí Síochána
 Community policing gives a constant conduit to advise and
problem solving
 Without the community, community policing will not function
sufficiently
 Individual stakeholders participate through community councils
and by aiding community policing strategies within the
community
 Community policing benefits community development through the
community policing pillars
An Garda Síochána, 2009
Casey, 2006

11. Community Policing
Questions and Answers