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Community policing : rhetoric or reality
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Community policing : rhetoric or reality

Author: Jack R Greene; Stephen D Mastrofski
Publisher: New York : Praeger, 1988.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The 13 papers in this book examine the nature and theoretical bases for community policing, as well as conceptual and practical problems and results of evaluations. Individual articles examine the history of organizational and philosophical changes in policing, the purposes of the rhetoric and terminology associated with community policing, and the problems associated with implementing community policing. Further pap Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jack R Greene; Stephen D Mastrofski
ISBN: 0275929523 9780275929527
OCLC Number: 17983042
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xiv, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Preface -- Part I. The context of community policing.1. From political to reform to community : the evolving strategy of police / George L. Kelling and Mark H. Moore -- 2. Community policing as a drama of control / Peter K. Manning -- 3. Community policing as reform : a cautionary tale / Stephen D. Mastrofski -- Part II. Community policing programs and their impact. 4. The development of the Community policing officer program : community-oriented policing in the New York City Police Department / Michael J. Farrell -- 5. Enacting the CPO role : findings from the New York City pilot program in community policing / David Weisburd and Jerome E. McElroy -- 6. The benefits of community policing : evidence and conjecture / Mary Ann Wycoff -- 7. Developing a neighborhood-oriented policing style / Timothy N. Oettmier and Lee P. Brown -- 8. A problem-oriented approach to community-oriented policing -- 9. Community policing : rhetoric or reality? / Mollie Weatheritt -- 10. The development, impact, and implication of community policing in Canada / Chris Murphy -- Part III. The prospects of community policing. 11. Community-based policing and foot patrol : issues of theory and evaluation / Jack R. Greene and Ralph B. Taylor -- 12. Community policing : a report from the devil's advocate / David H. Bayley -- 13. The rhetoric of community policing / Carl B. Klockars -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors and contributors.
Responsibility: edited by Jack R. Greene and Stephen D. Mastrofski.

Abstract:

The 13 papers in this book examine the nature and theoretical bases for community policing, as well as conceptual and practical problems and results of evaluations. Individual articles examine the history of organizational and philosophical changes in policing, the purposes of the rhetoric and terminology associated with community policing, and the problems associated with implementing community policing. Further papers discuss the nature and results of the Community Patrol Officer Program in New York City, evidence regarding the benefits of community-oriented policing for the community, and the philosophy of neighborhood-oriented policing in use in Houston. Additional chapters present findings of an evaluation of the Citizen Oriented Police Enforcement Project in Baltimore County (Md.), review the implementation of community policing in the 43 police forces of England and Wales, and examine the impacts of community policing on police ideology and practice in Canada. Other papers discuss theoretical and evaluation issues and challenge common assumptions regarding the potential effectiveness of this approach.

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