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oversight (Lewis, 2000, Walker & Luna, 2000). The personality, dedication, and talents
of the administrators of the oversight body will positively affect the outcome of the
system (Goldsmith, 2000; Prenzler, 2001; Lewis & Prenzler, 1999). Finn (2001) also
emphasizes that the subpoena power of oversight bodies can have an enormous impact on
their effectiveness. He also concludes that civilian oversight can positively influence
other community programs, such as community policing by increasing the accountability
of police to the law and the community, increasing their responsiveness to the
community's needs and increasing the representativeness of police by building a bridge
between the police and community. Civilian oversight effectively puts forth policy
recommendations that lead to better policing services, promoting the accountability,
responsiveness and representativeness of police (Brereton, 2000). The civilian oversight
of policing, then, is not only a system that promotes democratic policing; it is also a
mechanism that improves the ties between the community and police, effectively
decreasing the crime rate (Finn, 2001).
Prenzler (2000) found that weak administration of the oversight body has a
negative effect on the results of civilian oversight proceedings. He also admits that a
passive strategy, an excessively legalistic or bureau pathological organizational culture,
and insufficient quality control can cause problems rather then foster better policing. He
also added that an effective oversight mechanism has to be very proactive and able to
respond the changing situations and newly developed administrative policies. He gave a
great deal of credit to the subpoena power in terms of the effectiveness of an oversight26
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Can, Salih Hakan. Comparative Analysis of Interrelations Between Democracy and Democratic Policing Practices, thesis, August 2002; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3263/m1/33/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .