Community policing, the first major reform in policing in a half-century, changes the way police think and act in the Fitchburg Police Department. This revolutionary movement broadens the police mandate beyond a narrow focus on fighting crime to include efforts that also address fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay. The community policing philosophy provides a strategy that challenges police officers to solve community problems in new ways.

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