Throughout the history of law enforcement, various models have been introduced and implanted in an effort to reduce and deter crime. The most popular model today is community-oriented policing. Community-oriented policing has been defined in numerous ways and can be described using a variety of different programs and services. While there is no generalized idea of ​​what community-oriented policing is, all those who practice the model share the same underlying principle of bringing the community and the police together to address criminal and social problems in affected neighborhoods (Oliver, 1998) . Although this policing model has become more popular than the traditional model and has evolved from its origins, there is still much debate about its effectiveness. By analyzing other scholarly work on community-oriented policing, I hope to identify whether or not it is effective in reducing crime and whether it is effective in agency investigative practices. If it is effective, I would like to identify whether it is universally effective or whether it only reduces a specific type of crime. If the research does not demonstrate the effectiveness of the model, I would like to identify why it is not effective and possible solutions to make it more effective. In some cases, the implementation of the community-oriented policing model has been a success. In other cases the results were not so positive. A study conducted in Texas focused on the effects of community-oriented policing on crime rates and crime clearance among Texas police agencies. The researcher observed the violent crime rate, property crime rate, total crime rate, crime clearance rate, and total crime clearance rate to measure the effectiveness of police efforts. To answer community policing questions about indexed crime resolution rates in local agencies with investigators. (Order No. 3146071, Michigan State University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 170-170 p. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/305156366?accountid=11178. (305156366). Oliver, W. M. (1998). Moving beyond “police-community relations” and “police and society”: Community-oriented policing as an academic course. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 9(2), 303-317. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/223370301?accountid=11178Sozer, M. A. (2008). Evaluating community policing performance: The effect of community policing practices on crime rates. (Order No. 3320079, Indiana University of Pennsylvania). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 248-n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/194152489?accountid=11178. (194152489).