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18 Scholar 181 (2015-2016)
The Police-Community Partnership: Civilian Oversight as an Evaluation Tool for Community Policing

handle is hein.journals/schom18 and id is 201 raw text is: THE POLICE-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AS AN EVALUATION TOOL FOR COMMUNITY POLICING NATHAN WITKIN* I. A bstract .................................................. 182 II. Introduction................................... ...182 III. The Powers and Limitations of the Citizen Review B oard ..................................................... 184 A. The Current Model of Civilian Oversight ........... 185 B. Problems with the Criminal Process Model of Civilian Oversight ................................... 188 1. The Lack of Investigative Resources ............ 188 2. The Unqualified Citizen..................... 189 3. The Limited Powers of the Citizen Review B oard ............................................ 191 C. Alternative Sources of Power ........................ 192 1. Identifying Good Cops...................... 192 2. Fostering Community Relations ............... 195 3. Serving as a Voice for the Community ........... 195 IV. Community Policing in Search of a Community Partner ... 197 A. The Promise of Community Policing ............... 198 B. The Problems with Community Policing.............. 203 1. New Role, Old Mentality .................... 204 2. Unclear Evaluation Standards................ 206 3. The Lack of Public Participation .............. 208 C. The Potential Role of Civilian Oversight in Community Policing............................ 212 1. Increasing Community Involvement ............ 213 2. Influencing Police Behavior .................. 215 V. A New Vision for the Citizen Review Board ............ 217 A. From Criminal Trial to Structured Discussion ........ 218 1. Abandoning the Current Criminal Trial Model ... 218 2. Promoting Structured Discussion .............. 221 * Nathan Witkin is a criminal defense attorney and dispute systems designer in Marion, Ohio. His other dispute resolution innovations include co-resolution, consensus arbitration, interest group mediation, and the interspersed nation-state system. 181

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