The Challenge of Community Policing Testing the Promises [Paperback]

Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the authors present a thorough evaluation of the social and organizational processes involved in planning and implementing community policing as well as the effects of such programmes and policies on the police and the community itself.Providing a clear picture of trends amongst progressive police authorities, researchers from North America and the United Kingdom address the fundamental question - whether community policing is set to fulfil its many promises.

Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the authors present a thorough evaluation of the social and organizational processes involved in planning and implementing community policing as well as the effects of such programmes and policies on the police and the community itself.Foreword - Herman Goldstein
Preface - Dennis P Rosenbaum
PART ONE: COMMUNITY POLICING IN THEORY
The New Police Order - John E Eck and Dennis P Rosenbaum
Effectiveness, Equity, and Efficiency in Community Policing
PART TWO: COMMUNITY POLICE IN PRACTICE: MULTISITE ASSESSMENTS
Innovative Neighborhood Oriented Policing - Susan Sadd and Randolph Grinc
An Evaluation of Community Programs in Eight Cities
Toward a Practical Approach to Organizational Change - Deborah Lamm Weisel and John E Eck
Community Policing Initiatives in Six Cities
PART THREE: POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM: PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPACT WITHIN THE AGENCY
Community Policing in Madison - Mary Ann Wycoff and Wesley G Skogan
An Analysis of Implementation and Impact
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