Urban politics, crime rates, and police strength / Thomas D. Stucky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stucky, Thomas Dain.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--United States--Case studies.

Police.

Crime--United States--Public opinion.

Crime.

Crime prevention--United States--Finance.

Crime prevention.

Local government--United States--Citizen participation.

Local government.

Police--Recruiting--United States--Case studies.

Police-community relations--United States--Case studies.

Police-community relations.

Community policing--United States--Regional disparities.

Community policing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stucky argues, using insights from political resource theory, that the local political context (form of government, city council structure and partisanship of elections) affects the ability of citizens to make their concerns heard in local government and, consequently, their ability to organize against crime. Additionally, he argues that local political systems that are more susceptible to citizen pressure will have relatively more police. These hypotheses are tested on U.S. cities with 25,000 or more residents in 1991. Results suggest that the effect of social disorganization on crime rates depends on the local political system. Results also suggest that the relative size of police departments in 1991 varies by local political context.

Contents:

Extant research on crime and police strength

Institutional resources, crime, and police strength

Study methodology

Urban politics and crime

Urban politics and police strength

City politics and criminal justice.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-170-8

OCLC:

560268744