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9780534539467

The Police in the Community: Strategies for the 21st Century

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534539467

  • ISBN10:

    0534539467

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-12
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

By focusing on the dual themes of community/police collaboration and problem-oriented policing, this text focuses on police involvement and interaction with the communities they serve. It explores the practical strategies of community policing as well as the philosophy behind the community policing movement. The text gives a historical perspective to community policing, examines it as a philosophy, and introduces the skills criminal justice professionals need to implement an effective community policing program.

Table of Contents

Section One An Overview 1(141)
The Evolution of Community Policing
2(22)
The Role of the Police
24(29)
The Community
53(32)
Problem-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving
85(27)
Implementing Community Policing
112(29)
Section Two Building Relationships and Trust 141(188)
Basic Interpersonal Skills--One-on-One
142(22)
Finding Common Ground: Diversity and Community Policing
164(39)
Connecting with Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly
203(32)
Building Bridges with Youths and Gang Members
235(26)
Interacting with Victims and Withnesses
261(39)
Forming Partnerships with the Media
300(29)
Section Three Community Policing in the Field: Coordinated Strategies 329(148)
Early Experiments in Crime Prevention and the Evolution of Community Policing Strategies
330(41)
Understanding and Preventing Violence
371(30)
Focus on Youths
401(31)
Community Policing, Crime and Drugs
432(27)
What Research Tells Us and a Look to the Future
459(18)
Epilogue 477(6)
Glossary 483(10)
Author Index 493(3)
Subject Index 496

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