Synopses & Reviews
Police departments across the country are busily "reinventing" themselves, adopting a new style known as "community policing." Chicago made the transition, embarking on what is now the nation's largest and most impressive community policing program. This book, the first to examine such a project, looks in depth at why it was adopted, how it was adopted, and how well it has worked.
Synopsis
This reader is the long-awaited culmination of the most extensive study of the efficacy of community policing, funded by the National Institute of Justice. The readings in this book cover all aspects of community policing, from management to implementation and public perception.
About the Author
Wesley G. Skogan is a political scientist and faculty associate of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. He directs an evaluation of Chicago's community policing initiative. He chairs the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Police Policies and Practices.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements. Forward (Jeremy Travis). Preface. About The Authors. Introduction (Wesley K. Skogan And Jeffrey A. Roth). I: ARE POLICE CHANGING? 1. Trends in the Adoption of Community Policing (Jeffrey A. Roth, Jan Roehl, and Calvin Johnson). 2. Community Policing and Organization Change (Jack R. Greene). II: WILL THE PUBLIC GET INVOLVED? 3. Representing the Community in Community Policing (Wesley K. Skogan). III: WILL POLICE OFFICERS BUY IN? 4. Can Police Adapt: Tracking the Effects of Organizational Reform over Six Years (Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Deanna L. Wilkinson). 5. Working the Street: Does Community Policing Matter (William Terrill and Stephen D. Mastrofski). 6. Diving Into Quicksand: Program Implementation and Police Subcultures (Richard L. Wood, Mariah Davis, and Amelia Rouse). IV: CAN IT WORK? 7. Community Policing and Problem Solving (Nick Tilley). 8. Why Dont Problems Get Solved? (John E. Eck). 9. Community Policing and the Quality of Neighborhood Life (Roger B. Parks and Michael D. Reisig).