A neighborhood-based law enforcement strategy is “absolutely an essential aspect of modern-day policing and policing in New York, without question,” he said. “Anti-crime is to gun violence what infectious-disease people are to covid,” Ryan said, drawing a parallel to the ongoing public health crisis. Neighborhood policing, he emphasized, won’t stop “the guy who two days from now . ADADIn his decade of service to the city, Negron has seen police develop fruitful connections with residents, but he warned that earning and preserving trust takes time and mutual investment. Neighborhood policing works only when both sides commit to addressing problems together.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2020 11:05 UTC