This article is an investigation into the philosophy informing the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) community (more appropriately “mass” or “people”) policing. This article is divided into four parts. Part 1 states the focus and justifications of this research. Part 2, serving both as a literature review and a comparative context for the study of the PRC's community policing philosophy to follow, outlines in brief the U.S. approach to community policing. Part 3 describes the philosophy of Chinese community policing, past and present, as compared to the Western mode. Part 4 summarizes as it discusses the lessons provided by this investigation into PRC community policing philosophy, concluding that there is much similarity in spirit amid drastic differences in practice.
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