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Pro-Active Policing

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that places the political and social value of personal liberty
over all other political values, even those like equality. Liberty is a political concept that means to

be free from undue or oppressive restraints on a person's actions, thoughts or beliefs imposed by
the State. A person with liberty possesses certain social, political and economic rights protected
from improper private and public interference.

In the most general sense, libertarianism is a political philosophy that affirms the rights of

individuals to liberty, to acquire, keep, and exchange their holdings, and considers the protection
of individual rights the primary role for the state.

The key concepts of libertarianism have developed over many centuries. The first inklings of them
can be found in ancient China, Greece, and Israel; they began to be developed into something

resembling modern libertarian philosophy in the work of such seventeenth- and eighteenth-
century.
 Individualism

 Individual Rights
 Spontaneous Order

 The Rule of Law
 Limited Government

 Free Markets
 The Virtue of Production

 Natural Harmony of Interests
 Peace

Community Policing
Community policing, or community-oriented policing, is a strategy of policing that focuses on
police building ties and working closely with members of the communities.

In the United States, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 established
the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the Justice Department to
promote community policing.

Community policing is a policy that requires police to inherit a proactive approach to address
public safety concerns. Community-oriented policing was a cornerstone of the Clinton

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