Community Policing is a long-known concept in Europe. Many countries have implemented it, depending on the problem areas that manifest and the needs that emerge from society. The various police systems and strategies in these countries also influence the way in which Community Policing is organized. During a CEPOL course in Ireland in May 2016 one of the central themes was Community Policing. The various countries presented their implementation of Community Policing and those insights aroused curiosity and led to a nice exchange of knowledge. An important conclusion was that police organizations throughout Europe use many different forms of Community Policing. Following this course, I was asked to write a foreword for this book on Community Policing in Europe. I feel honoured and want to emphasize from personal experience the importance of this kind of research and comparisons. As a young officer, I first came into contact with Community Policing when a community police officer explained to me how he approached certain visible and potential problem areas in his district. His main starting point was to initiate cooperation between citizens, organizations and local government, including sharing responsibilities and to motivate involvement. His vision was to cope with security issues from a problem-oriented approach and not only to focus on incident-oriented policing.