Which policing approach emerged as an early form of community policing?

• A. Team Policing
• B. SARA Model
• C. CompStat
• D. Broken Windows Policing

Answer: (A)

Early forms of community policing focused on bringing officers closer to the neighborhoods they serve by organizing patrols around specific communities and building ongoing, face-to-face relationships with residents. Team Policing did this by creating neighborhood-based patrol teams with assigned beats and consistent officers who familiarized themselves with local residents, problems, and partners. This structure fosters collaboration, trust, and problem-solving with the community, which are core elements of community policing.

The SARA Model is a problem-solving framework used within policing to address specific issues through Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment, but it doesn’t define a neighborhood-based organizational approach. CompStat is about data-driven management and accountability, emphasizing metrics and supervision rather than the community-oriented partnership aspect. Broken Windows Policing focuses on reducing disorder and minor offenses as a deterrent to more serious crime, a policy stance tied to disorder control rather than building sustained community partnerships.