When considering the purposes of patrol the most important in my opinion, would be to create a feeling of security in the community. The reason I feel that this is the most important is because that is what a police officer’s number one mission is, to serve and to protect. If we don’t have a sense of security then I don’t feel like their job is being fulfilled. The purpose that I feel is the least important is to deter crime by maintaining a visible police presence. This is the least important because as long as they are there keeping us safe, they don’t necessarily have to be seen. I believe that increasing police patrols greatly reduces crime because if something bad was to happen in a certain environment they would
When considering the purposes of patrol the most important in my opinion, would be to create a feeling of security in the community. The reason I feel that this is the most important is because that is what a police officer’s number one mission is, to serve and to protect. If we don’t have a sense of security then I don’t feel like their job is being fulfilled. The purpose that I feel is the least important is to deter crime by maintaining a visible police presence. This is the least important because as long as they are there keeping us safe, they don’t necessarily have to be seen. I believe that increasing police patrols greatly reduces crime because if something bad was to happen in a certain environment they would