Community Policing in America : Changing the Nature , Structure , and Function of the Police by Jack

Community PolicingQuestioning some basic Assumptions

ommunity policing is the principal operational strategy for many police organisations throughout the world. However, Community Based Policing, Community Oriented Policing or simply Community Policing is a value laden idea. Consequently, the way an organisation understands the history of police/community relations and the notions of 'community' and 'community policing' will largely dictate outco...

Police Academy Socialization: Understanding the Lessons Learned in a Paramilitary- Bureaucratic Organization

Even as community policing has emerged as the dominant paradigm, research indicates that police agencies continue to be highly militaristic and bureaucratic in structure and culture. This article reports findings from an observational study of recruit training at a police academy that had introduced a new curriculum emphasizing community policing and problem solving. The article explores the so...

Reflections on the Move to Community Policing

An eclectic approach to providing "reflections" is presented in this paper. The author presents a nontraditional discussion of critical junctures and initiatives in the history of policing. For example, the lessons of failure in police patrol research from Kansas City and the unfulfilled opportunities from Project STAR and the Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program. The paper also examines th...

Moving toward Community Policing: the Role of Postmaterialist Values in a Changing Police Profession

PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION by

Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book maybe reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Justice. His research focuses on developing problem-oriented policing strategies to control violent crime hot spots, disrupt drug markets, and reduce firearms violence. He has served as a consul...