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Critically Assess community policing as a model of police service delivery "Community policing is an oxymoron, for if the police could serve the whole community there would be little point in having a police at all" (P.Waddinton, 1999: 223). That said there appears to be a progressive drive towards 'community policing' as a model of policing preferred by today's society and even today's government, The New Labour. The Home Office appears to be greatly committed to neighbourhood policing and the continuing development of community policing as a model of police service delivery. "The future of policing lies in local involvement and an accessible frontline force. The neighbourhood policing fund will facilitate expansions and put officers at the heart of the communities they serve" (Police briefing, 2005: 1). My own experience is that there is currently a change happening in the way the police of today work, for example Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has...

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