Order maintenance police work focuses on keeping the peace in communities and providing social service when necessary (Dempsey, 2016). Citizens see law enforcement as being there to help. By having the trust of community, law enforcement is able to maintain order. The Michael Brown shooting, the community in Ferguson, MO, did not trust law enforcement and had not for years. The community of Ferguson viewed law enforcement officer as crime fighters and rarely saw the order maintenance side of them. There was such a great disconnect between the police department and the citizens of Ferguson. Even after other law enforcement agencies and the National Guard ascended on Ferguson to help restore peace to Ferguson, the citizens would not allow that to happen. There is a like of trust within that community towards law enforcement and many more just like them all across the United States. The way citizens view law enforcement should have little baring on the goals and objectives officers are trying to
Order maintenance police work focuses on keeping the peace in communities and providing social service when necessary (Dempsey, 2016). Citizens see law enforcement as being there to help. By having the trust of community, law enforcement is able to maintain order. The Michael Brown shooting, the community in Ferguson, MO, did not trust law enforcement and had not for years. The community of Ferguson viewed law enforcement officer as crime fighters and rarely saw the order maintenance side of them. There was such a great disconnect between the police department and the citizens of Ferguson. Even after other law enforcement agencies and the National Guard ascended on Ferguson to help restore peace to Ferguson, the citizens would not allow that to happen. There is a like of trust within that community towards law enforcement and many more just like them all across the United States. The way citizens view law enforcement should have little baring on the goals and objectives officers are trying to