Dr. Angell has suggested that the conventional police organizational design has been responsible for problems in police and community relations, police morale and the coordination of police operations. He proposed a participatory community-based, collegial, police organizational structure called the "Democratic Model." In this article, he discusses ways to improve the original model and the impact of the original model.
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