The Lonious Monk;7663542 said:
Stiff;7663399 said:
The Lonious Monk;7663235 said:
If you're policing the area that you're from, you're more likely to have a relationship with those you're policing, which is good in some ways, however it also opens up the door for that cops providing favors or giving preferential treatment to people they know. It also makes it a lot easier for criminal factions to find or even plant friendly officers.
All small prices to pay
Tell that to the people who have no chance of getting rid of the criminals because the cops that police that area grew up with those criminals and are on their payroll.
I'm not saying it isn't a good idea. I'm only pointing out that it could have some potentially bad negative consequences too.
I'm sure there would still be all of the required background checks to join the police. Just because you have communities being policed by their own doesn't necessarily mean that the police districts will be overran by crooks. But iono you might have a point.
To add to @CoonKillaThird 's idea though, I think that if cops do police districts that they don't live, they should have some kind of monthly off-duty community service requirement that they must fulfill. So say you live on the northside of town but your patrol is on the southside. Every month you have to volunteer at maybe a boys and girls club on the southside near where you patrol for a certain amount of hours.
This way officers come to associate the areas where they are with more than just a stressful workday and crime.Also they actually get to know and have relationships with the people in their area.