Community Oriented Policing in a COIN Environment | SOF News

"What’s the correlation between Special Forces (SF) and law enforcement? A common denominator is that with Special Forces and Law Enforcement people come first. SF knows without community support all fails. It’s all community based, in FID or Unconventional Warfare (UW) everything starts with the community.

The police are the governmental organization designed for internal security and the protection of the population from the criminal element. They deal closely with the community because they deal with the population on a daily basis. Policing is not just about arresting everyone, but also establishing trust and rapport with the community. Once the community supports you, the community will help you on many of your criminal problems – gangs, drugs, or anything that is detrimental to the community or village."