Good Cops : The Case for Preventive Policing

by Harris, David A.

• ISBN13: 9781565849235
• ISBN10: 156584923X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-14
• Publisher: New Pr

Summary

"Police departments across the country have begun to embrace a new approach to law enforcement, which David A. Harris calls "preventive policing." Based on five years of research, Good Cops highlights how preventive policing has succeeded on the ground, from the accountability-based Compstat program in New York to drastic changes in police leadership in Providence, Rhode Island; from building bridges between the FBI and the Muslim community in Detroit to tackling the problem of crime-ridden housing complexes in Los Angeles and San Diego. In describing these and other compelling stories, Harris punctures the myth of "Ashcroft policing": that public safety requires sacrificing our constitutional rights."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

David A. Harris is Balk Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law.

Table of Contents

The struggle for the soul of policing	p. 3
The history behind preventive policing : from 2-way radios to 2-way dialogues	p. 18
Building bridges	p. 28
Solving problems	p. 57
Being accountable	p. 81
Leading the way	p. 127
Bending granite or curving wood? : changing the culture of police departments	p. 154
Ashcroft policing : the wrong lessons	p. 174
Securing the blessings of preventive policing	p. 222
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