Does Community Policing Build Trust in Police and Reduce Crime?

The Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network has released the findings from its latest Metaketa research study, which examines the question: Does community policing build trust in police and reduce crime? It combines the results of field studies on locally-appropriate community policing practices in Brazil, Colombia, Liberia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Uganda. On December 14, USIP hosted security sector experts and practitioners for an in-depth look at EGAP’s Metaketa results — as well as a discussion on how we can use these important findings to help shape the future of community policing.

Presenters

Graeme Blair Assistant Professor, University of California Los Angeles

Dorothy Kronick Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania 

Nico Ravanilla Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego

Zulfiqar Hameed Additional Inspector General of Police Operations, Punjab Police 

Panelists

Ena Dion Senior Program Officer, Justice and Security Dialogues, U.S. Institute of Peace 

Sandra Pabon Senior Program Director, Citizen Security Dialogues, U.S. Institute of Peace 

‘Kemi Okenyodo Executive Director, Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative

Joseph Hewitt, moderator Vice President of Policy, Learning, and Strategy, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/does-community-policing-build-trust-police-and-reduce-crime