An in-depth analysis of the philosophical and theoretical notion of the community and community policing is beyond the scope of this article. For a detailed analysis of community policing and the meaning of community see papers presented at the Australian Institute of Criminology Conference on The Police and the Community, Canberra, 23–25 October 1990 <www.aic.gov.au/publications/proceedings/05/index.html#warning> at 1 June 2005.
7.
For example, wealthy middle class communities may wish to keep only wealthy professionals living in their community. The police, in taking community views into account, should certainly not restrict other people from differing cultural backgrounds from moving into a community.
8.
Lord Scarman, The Brixton Disorders 10–12 April 1981, Cmnd 8427 (1981).
9.
Indeed this can be observed in relation to theories of civil society and restorative justice. See StrangHeatherBraithwaiteJohn (eds), Restorative Justice and Civil Society (2001).
10.
Above n 8.
11.
See New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Interim Report (1996a).
12.
Above n 8, 20.
13.
New South Wales, Royal Commission to Inquire into New South Wales Police Administration, Report of the Commission to Inquire into New South Wales Police Administration (1981).
14.
See New South Wales Police, Australian Quality Award Application (1994); DixonDavid (ed), A Culture of Corruption (1999), Ch 1.
15.
New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Interim Report (1996a); New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Interim Report (1996b).
16.
New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 1; New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 2; New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 3; New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 4.
17.
New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 2.
18.
Ibid [5.53].
19.
Ibid [5.58].
20.
Dixon, above n 14, 155–6.
21.
This will differ between LACs. For example, Mike Salon of Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre and community representative to the Surry Hills PACT, was adamant that agendas were closely linked to the discussions raised by representatives in the previous meeting. He also stressed that much was done by way of giving recourse to matters that had arisen (for example, what the police were doing to deal with grievances raised by community representatives). However, this will surely depend on the LAC who chairs the meeting, for it is up to them to give recourse only if they wish to do so. The community is, in essence, powerless to force this. Interview with Mike Salon (telephone interview, 28 October 2004).
22.
Dixon, above n 14, 156.
23.
Information from this website is assumed to be accurate. The website is advertised as a primary means of communication and therefore should provide consistent information. All information placed on the police website is the same as their internal intranet. Interview with NSW Police, Public Affairs Department (telephone interview, 29 April 2005).
24.
However, a decision was made between the meeting held in December 2004 and the meeting in March 2005 that residents were no longer allowed to attend. A recent decision was also made by the LAC of Surry Hills that meetings would become private. These decisions are not documented in the PACT meeting reports but they become apparent in future discussions documented about residents no longer being allowed to attend.
The dropping of the word ‘service’ from the NSW Police name is further evidence of the organisation's lack of commitment to community policy strategies associated with calling it a service.
