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There has been a growing interest among academicians, researchers and policy-makers in promoting community policing as a modern way to deal with crimes and community problems. Community policing is a philosophy of policing based on the concept that police officers and citizens working together in creative ways to control crimes. The purpose of this research is to get the perspectives of kids/teens regarding crime and police since this segment of society is most vulnerable to crimes. This will enhance youth’s participation to the community policing and the police can be informed how teens/kids think about them. This research seeks explanations for the question of “What and how do kids/teens define and construct the police and crime?” The perspectives of kids/teenagers were examined in a small Southern City, Tallahassee, Florida and the data gathered through both the eyes of staff who have working experience with kids/teens and kids/teens directly. A variety of empirical data through personal observations, others’ experiences, field notes, and interviews were collected to analyze the issue by social grounded theory as a qualitative research paradigm

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