Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) - Softcover

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Weisburd, David

 
9780521544832: Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
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ISBN 10: 0521544831 ISBN 13: 9780521544832
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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About the Authors

David Weisburd is Walter E. Mayer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at the Hebrew University Law School in Jerusalem, and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author or editor of eleven books and more than sixty scientific articles that cover a wide range of criminal justice topics.

Anthony A. Braga is Senior Research Associate in the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His research focuses on working with criminal justice agencies to develop crime prevention strategies to deal with gang violence, illegal firearms markets, and violent crime hot spots.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521544831
ISBN 13 
9780521544832
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
388

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