The role of police in society is to “protect and serve” the community. Police are to keep safety while providing a sense of calmness amongst the community. If the role of the police were lessened as it applies to the theory and practice of community policing I feel that crime would lesson in community areas. Because of the movement of community policing, many police departments have implemented hundreds of diverse programs. Community policing can be distinguished along four basic dimensions: philosophical, strategic, tactical, and organizational.

Probable cause is a level of reasonable belief, based on facts that can be required to sue a person in civil court or to arrest and prosecute a person in criminal court. Probable cause standards are more important in Criminal Law than in Civil Law. It is used in criminal law as a basis for searching and arresting persons and depriving them of their liberty. In civil court a plaintiff must possess probable cause to levy a claim against a defendant. If the plaintiff does not have probable cause for the claim, she may later face a Malicious Prosecution suit brought by the defendant. The lack of probable cause to support a claim means that the plaintiff does not have sufficient evidence to support the claim, and the court will likely dismiss it. This can easily be approved if more leeway way allotted to authorities to search on a basis with less restrictions.

Source: Police Procedures Expert
Michael D. Lyman, Ph.D. 30 years experience