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    THE PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION: THE CASE STUDY OF SHIRE INDASLASSIE TOWN, TIGRAY REGION
    (Mekelle University, 2025-08-28) GUESH TADESSE
    This study investigates the practices and challenges of community policing in crime prevention in Shire Indaslassie Town, Tigray. The primary objective was to assess current strategies, evaluate their effectiveness, identify implementation challenges, and examine the level of community involvement. A qualitative research approach with a descriptive case study design was employed. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis from a sample of community members, police officers, and local leaders across five Kebeles. The findings reveal that while community policing in Shire Indaslassie is well understood concept, its implementation is inconsistent and ineffective in reducing overall crime rates. Consequently, community participation remains passive, with a significant gap between awareness and active engagement. The main strategies used in the study area include formal meetings and youth-led neighborhood patrols, which improved social cohesion to prevent crime. However, the study identifies critical challenges that severely hinder crime prevention, including a chronic lack of police personnel and logistics, widespread community fear of criminal reprisal, weak justice system, and the frequent police officer rotation. The study concludes that community policing in the town exists more as a philosophy than an effective, proactive crime prevention mechanism. It recommends urgent resource allocation for police, revision of the officer rotation policy, and concrete measures to build trust between the community and the justice system to bridge the gap between policy and practice.