Community policing : the CPOP in New York / Jerome E. McElroy, Colleen A. Cosgrove, Susan Sadd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McElroy, Jerome E.

Contributor:

Cosgrove, Colleen A.

Sadd, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community policing--New York (State)--New York.

Community policing.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, [1993]

Summary:

In 1984, the New York Police Department launched the Community Patrol Officer Program (CPOP). This ground-breaking program was designed to solve problems at the community level through neighborhood patrol officers, officers that maintained a regular "beat," rather than changing tours every week. These officers took special interest in their neighborhoods, identifying the principal crime and order-maintenance problems confronting the people within each beat area. Over a four-year period, the program was expanded to all seventy-five precincts and is now at the core of New York City's plan to transform its police department.

In Community Policing, the authors present the research and findings on New York's CPOP. Police officers, their supervisors, commanding officers, and community residents talk about the multi-dimensional role the police officers played. How effective were the officers in implementing their new roles? What obstacles did they encounter? How did the community respond? This exciting and perceptive volume answers these and other questions and suggests measures for improving and implementing similar programs.

Contents:

2. The Officer's Perception of the Role 22

3. Implementing the CPO Role 50

4. Evaluating the Performance of CPOs 70

5. Supervision in the CPO Program 84

6. CPOP in the Context of the Patrol Structure 128

7. The Perceptions of Community Leaders 150

8. Recommendations and Reflections 175

Appendix A. CPOP: Community Policing in Practice 194

Appendix B. The Community Patrol Officer Program: Problem-Solving Guide 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.

ISBN:

0803947895

0803947909

OCLC:

26399322