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Discuss the concept of maintaining an orderly community.

There is no prescribed formula to indicate to us how we should maintain an orderly community. Each situation is unique, and must be resolved through intricate knowledge of the community, its concerns, and its priorities. However, before a police agency can develop an effective order-maintenance program, it must first initiate a program of self-critical analysis; the goal of this program is to scientifically and rationally place the police role into proper perspective as it relates to community needs, tolerances, and expectations. Such an analysis must include the realization that police-community relations means responsive, effective, and considerate police operations. The primary consideration of police operations should be the concerns and changing priorities of the community's citizens. In addition, the police department must make an effort to provide the community with staff assistance directed toward identifying and resolving the causes of crime and violence, whether those causes are legal or social. It should also be noted that police officers are involved in a balancing act between rigid enforcement and community tolerances, which is complicated by their own personal beliefs. A partnership must exist between the police and the community. This partnership is very important in laying the groundwork for an accommodation between the police department and the community organization.

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