Abstract:
Community policing is a paradigm shift established at the bedrock of community partnership in
creating safe and secure environment for all.This paper sort to shade light on the role of community
policing in conflict resolution and peace building in Gondar city, by focusing on its major challenges
and prospects. In order to better achieve its objective the article has employed a qualitative research
method. The study usedFocus Group Discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews. The results of this
study reveal that before the introduction of community policing crime of robbery, theft, mugging,
snatching, rape, and violence were most predominantly happen in the city. But after the city practiced
community policing most crimes reduced. Anti-social problems, weak communityparticipation of the,
lack of adequate training or any training and the recent political unrest in the city challenges the
effectiveness of community policing in resolving conflicts and building the peace of the city.
