Making police-probation partnerships work / David Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, David, 1973-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probation--Washington (State)--Spokane.

Probation.

Probation officers--Washington (State)--Spokane.

Probation officers.

Police--Washington (State)--Spokane.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Murphy studies a police-probation partnership in Spokane, Washington, and offers new information regarding the reality of implementing police-probation partnerships for the officers involved and the criminal justice agencies that sponsor them. His work is a systematic evaluation of these concerns, with special attention given to the potential problems of mission creep, mission distortion, and organizational lag. The real and potential problem areas that may inhibit the full realization of the program's goals are discussed in depth. This information will assist agency administrators as well as future and current law enforcement and corrections officers to better handle the challenges associated with participating in effective police-probation partnerships.

Contents:

The call for police-probation partnerships

Theoretical framework : the unanticipated ; consequences of social action

Method

Spokane's police-probation partnership : an examination of the anticipated consequences

Mission creep

Mission distortion

Organizational lag

Conclusions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-169-4

OCLC:

560283784