Such a community can find it difficult to police itself, so that little problems, say joyriding, can become big ones, say riots.

ECONOMIST: Urban policy

The police find it difficult to heed local gripes when they are subjected to a barrage of priorities and crime-reduction targets.

ECONOMIST: Policing

The community influence his lawyer credits Mr Coke with means that the police might find it difficult and dangerous to find and arrest him.

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