Keeping communities safe is the duty of both, police officers and community residents. "Community Policing and Laws," explores key topics, such as citizens helping reduce crime through community watch programs, street peop... more »le and the law, and keeping rural communities safe. It is an informative look at how effective police training and community awareness reduce crime. Table of Contents: (1) In the 1980s Texas did a study among the neighborhoods of Texas to see if greater police interaction with the citizens decreased crime in the area. "Neighborhood Safety," is a round table discussion of that study. Three experts in criminal justice, two administrators and an ex-police officer, talk about what's being done to make people feel safer and the problem of citizen crime watch committees, and neighborhood crime -28 Minutes (2) The problem of street people is as old as cities. "The Street People," discusses the laws surrounding the culture. It points out that homeless people do have the right to shelter outside even if they don't have the right to misbehave. It illuminates the culture of homeless people, and the middle ground average citizens, police officers, and street people must walk to coexist -28 Minutes (3) "Use of Force," shows a peaceful, illegal, protest that gets out of hand, in order to show the proper police response to protests, and how much force to use in such situations. -15 Minutes (4) "Communities & Environmental Laws," was produced to let people of lower incomes know about their rights and legal options for pollution in their communities. It is meant to empower people to seek healthy living conditions and be informed about the law -21 Minutes (5) "Community Policing," trains police officers in rural communities to maximize professionalism and law enforcement techniques. Its point is that 91 % of law enforcement agencies are rural, and effective rural policing is important to the security of America -23 Minutes« less
