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Community Policing "Security as a Collective Responsibility" January 2007

Community policing represents a philosophy directing management methods and security strategies and confirming the idea of partnership between police and society. It helps in reaching solutions for societal problems that can be implemented through the collaboration of police efforts with governmental and local society efforts. Manner of communication between the citizen (who realizes his responsibilities) and the community in which he lives indicates how civilized the society is. It also crystallizes certain concepts regarding the adherence to the existing legal rules.

The notion of "Community Policing" is built on the idea that all sections of society are directly responsible for security. There is a complete partnership in holding the responsibility between police and society through identifying national problems and solving them. This notion entails that members of society should all have what is called “security sense” which provides them with unified security goals and common interests to be maintain.

Community policing objectives include reducing crime rates, increasing citizens' satisfaction regarding police services as well as police staff members' satisfaction at their own performance.

In this regard, the Minster of Interior has approved that "Police Day" celebrations program this year {2007} should include a symposium on (Community Policing) under the notion "security is a collective responsibility"

Symposium Objectives:

This symposium aims at the following:
  • First: Community policing: Concept and different aspects.
  • Second: Introducing various countries' experiences regarding the application of community policing and the effect it had on crime detection and prevention.
  • Third: Deepening the concept of comprehensive security through implanting the principles of loyalty and responsibility.
  • Fourth: Formulating a developed scientific approach concerning the limits of community policing work.
  • Sixth: Adopting a set of action plans aiming to support cooperation and coordination between the security bodies and community institutions.