Imagine you are the chief of police, for Ralton NY. Over the past 4 years, you have noticed a huge increase in break-ins and entering and burglary. At the same time, there is an increase in drug usage and drug sales, especially for heroin. As the head of this department, you have several service providers at your disposal such as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), NYS Police, the Department of Social Services (they provide food stamps, housing assistance, job training, and search), city drug counseling, and drug treatment facilities. Please go to the various websites to learn about the services they provide.

Imagine you are the chief of police, for Ralton NY. Over the past 4 years, you have noticed a huge increase in break-ins and entering and burglary. At the same time, there is an increase in drug usage and drug sales, especially for heroin. As the head of this department, you have several service providers at your disposal such as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), NYS Police, the Department of Social Services (they provide food stamps, housing assistance, job training, and search), city drug counseling, and drug treatment facilities. Please go to the various websites to learn about the services they provide.

As the chief, you have adopted a very progressive attitude towards drug addiction: you believe it is a social issue and abusers should receive treatment, and not be subject to incarceration when arrested for using drugs.

1. After revisiting Chapter 2, please explain the approach that is more appropriate for your community: Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) or Community Policing(CP). Please start by defining POP or CP and then explain why you would use it. Be specific. Use the glossary for quick definitions and additional help. Please go to Chapter 7 for further information on COP and POP

2. Explain how the above crimes may be connected? Moreover, explain how you would go about reducing the crime rate and also helping the addicts. Please incorporate the above agencies in your solution, revisit the 5 levels of law enforcement from Chapter 1, and also go to the local police websites.

3. What is your approach to reducing heroin sales in your community? Look around to see how other departments are handling drug sales/supply reduction. Consider your local, state, and federal agencies’ approach.

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