They get to know the people in the community and the people in that community get to know them, which makes them a member of said community. After a certain time, this small community will have gotten used to and accepted this officer. Give the agent more control and assistance. Empowering police officers is essential to community policing, as Kim Pemberton wrote, quoting Judge Wally Opal: “Police forces should decentralize and give each officer more authority to work with communities.” . The officer is responsible for making sure this area does not attract any crime, making sure any broken windows are fixed, lawns are mowed, drunks are kept off the street, etc. Thanks to community policing, the first paragraph of this document could have been radically different. The police officer would have known who he was dealing with, whether this individual deserved to be arrested or not. All without hostile attacks against the man and his family. When you get to know a person, you understand who they are and what they do. When officers learn about and become a part of this community, they can help eliminate the root causes of crime. (Wilson,