To the credit of the many men and women of the Denton Police Department, community oriented policing has been the standard in Denton, Texas, since 1987. Community oriented policing empowers police officers who answer the calls for service and perform the patrols in the various neighborhoods to make decisions that have traditionally been reserved for supervisors. These decisions can have a significant effect on the quality of life. Who better to make those decisions than the men and women who actually patrol those neighborhoods and are best equipped to collaborate with those who live and work in those neighborhoods?