Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices

ANNOTATION

Combining both community-policing and problem-oriented policing concepts, this book explains the processes and terms, what they mean and how they are applied, as well as how they are implemented and evaluated. The book exposes readers to such timely and important topics as re-engineering public service, police-minority relations, and more.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The second edition of Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices continues to explore the efforts of police agencies across the United States and abroad as they implement new methods to address crime and disorder. This text is intended for several audiences: for professors and students, it shows how today's police are moving away from traditional methods for responding to crime and disorder and expanding their traditional "law enforcement" role; for police practitioners, it serves as a guide for COPPS implementation operation, and evaluation; and for others, including elected government officials and city managers, it provides a comprehensive view of a timely, rapidly spreading, effective but often misunderstood strategy.

SYNOPSIS

This textbook on community oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS), an initiative designed to enhance neighborhood safety, includes a large section on practical applications. Designed for undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice, the text is clearly organized and contains many case studies that illustrate the principles described. The initial chapters give a history of policing, the changing nature of criminality in the US, the development of a more community-oriented government and police, and the development of the COPPS program. Peak teaches at the U. of Nevada in Reno where Glensor is a member of the police department.