Developing and Assessing Next Generation Community Policing Social Networks with THOR Methodology

Community Policing has been evolving slowly but steadily. This progression shaped the present Community Policing model which is more than two decades old. Nowadays, the concept of Next Generation Community Policing is introduced. Police forces are utilizing existing social networks to address safety and policing issues. As such, social networks are used to evolve existing Community Policing strategies, advance the collaboration between law enforcement and other community stakeholders and build trustworthy partnerships with citizens.