Beyond traditional conceptions of policing and crime control : new metrics to evaluate police performance and improve police legitimacy / Dennis P. Rosenbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenbaum, Dennis P., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in criminology 2633-3341

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--United States--Data processing.

Police.

Crime forecasting--United States--Statistical methods.

Crime forecasting.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of--United States--Statistical methods.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Today, policing in the United States is facing a crisis of legitimacy and calls for reform. This Element examines this crisis and describes the adverse effects of problematic police behavior on community members, police officers, and public safety. A critical analysis of past reform efforts is offered, including why they have had limited success in changing police operations, police culture, or styles of policing. The central thesis of this Element is that most police reforms have failed because we continue to use the wrong metrics to evaluate police performance. Cities have yet to systematically measure what matters to the public, namely how people are treated by the police. Hence, this Element proposes a new system of accountability using data from body-worn cameras and contact surveys to measure and incentivize procedural justice. Translating evidence into real organizational change should improve street-level policing, enhance police legitimacy, and improve public safety.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-61280-8

1-009-61278-6