Police innovation : contrasting perspectives / edited by David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weisburd, David, editor.

Braga, Anthony Allan, 1969- editor.

Series:

Cambridge studies in criminology.

Cambridge studies in criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--United States.

Police.

Law enforcement--United States.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 367 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last three decades American policing has gone through a period of significant change and innovation. In what is a relatively short historical time frame the police began to reconsider their fundamental mission, the nature of the core strategies of policing, and the character of their relationships with the communities that they serve. This volume brings together leading police scholars to examine eight major innovations which emerged during this period: community policing, broken windows policing, problem oriented policing, pulling levers policing, third party policing, hot spots policing, Compstat and evidence-based policing. Including advocates and critics of each of the eight police innovations, this comprehensive book assesses the evidence on impacts of police innovation on crime and public safety, the extent of the implementation of these new approaches in police departments, and the dilemmas these approaches have created for police management. This book will appeal to students, scholars and researchers.

Contents:

Introduction : understanding police innovation / David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga

Community policing. Advocate : The promise of community policing / Wesley G. Skogan ; Critic : Community policing : a skeptical view / Stephen Mastrofski

Broken windows policing. Advocate : Of "broken windows," criminology, and criminal justice / William H. Sousa and George L. Kelling ; Critic : Incivilities reduction policing, zero tolerance, and the retreat from coproduction : weak foundations and strong pressures / Ralph B. Taylor

Problem-oriented policing. Advocate : Science, values, and problem-oriented policing : why problem-oriented policing? / John E. Eck ; Critic : Problem-oriented policing : the disconnect between principles and practice / Anthony A. Braga and David Weisburd

Pulling levers policing. Advocate : Old wine in new bottles : policing and the lessons of pulling levers / David M. Kennedy ; Critic. Partnership, accountability, and innovation : clarifying Boston's experience with pulling levers / Anthony A. Braga and Christopher Winship

Third-party policing. Advocate : The case for third-party policing / Lorraine Mazerolle and Janet Ransley ; Critic : Third-party policing : a critical view / Tracey L. Meares

Hot spots policing. Advocate : Hot spots policing as a model for police innovation / David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga ; Critic : The limits of hots spots policing / Dennis P. Rosenbaum

Compstat. Advocate : Compstat's innovation / Eli B. Silverman ; Critic : Changing everything so that everything can remain the same : Compstat and American policing / David Weisburd [and others]

Evidence-based policing. Advocate : Evidence-based policing for crime prevention / Brandon C. Welsh ; Critic : Improving police through expertise, experience, and experiments / Mark H. Moore

Conclusion : Police innovation and the future of policing / Anthony A. Braga and David Weisburd.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16143-6

1-280-45843-7

0-511-19127-8

0-511-19057-3

0-511-19176-6

0-511-31622-4

0-511-48933-1

0-511-19089-1

OCLC:

173353009