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Setting up Community Policing Centers: Participatory Action Research in Decentralized Policing Services

Using the methodology of participatory action research (PAR), and utilizing focus groups made up of community, municipal and police representatives, chosen for their location and professional affiliation, four new community-policing centers were set up in a large city in Israel. The decentralization of policing services to neighborhoods, in the form of community policing centers, is part of the implementation strategy of community policing in the Israel Police which began in the mid 1990s. During the research study, the new community policing officers were able to build a framework for their daily activity, including a function profile and procedures that will enable them to work with all their potential partners effectively. The article describes the methodology, the findings of the research and provides practitioners - both police officers as well as their partners in the community - with recommendations for the steps necessary for setting-up a decentralized service suited to the community's specific needs.