The Use of the Scanning, Analysis, Responses, Assessment (SARA) Modelin Various Forms of Law Enforcement
The Use of the Scanning, Analysis, Responses, Assessment (SARA) Modelin Various Forms of Law Enforcement
Research Focus
The study focuses on the dynamic role of law enforcementagents in utilizing community policing to reshape the urban settingwith focus on South Los Angeles (Roussell, 2015). It is essential tointegrate community policing to help combat police racism andbrutality. Through the same, it would be possible to ensure policeaccountability while creating positive relations between thecommunity and law enforcement agents. Community policing was advocated after the increase in police brutality against thenon-white races. South LA is ideal for the study since there has beena demographic shift from blacks to Latinos and immigrants. The shiftwas due to the political economy and radicalized law enforcement.Community policing has been in the forefront of combatinganti-community racism and labor utility which has punished orexcluded black Americans (Roussell, 2015).
Research Findings
Community policing entails forming a partnership withblacks and Latinos. However, there is little co-governance betweenpolice and community (Roussell, 2015). Police are assigned to watchover a particular territory. The author attributes the technique toSARA approach. The officer is the problem solver and data analyzerwhile the community is relegated to be the informer and complainant(Roussell, 2015). The officer absorbs and disseminates theinformation as required.
Research Applications
Various benefits emanate from community policing. SARA approach is atool that when effectively utilized can be useful in solving therecurrent problems that law enforcement officers face. Communitypolicing ensures that the people can scan and deliver thatinformation to the police where they can analyze, respond and thenassess and learn from that experience (Roussell, 2015).
Reference
Roussell,A. (2015). Policing the anticommunity: Race, deterritorialization,and labor market
reorganizationin South Los Angeles. Law & Society Review, 49(4),813-845.