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Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective

Victor E. Kappeler

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Community policing is a philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation. The first textbook of its kind, "Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective" delineates this progressive approach, combining the accrued wisdom and expe Community policing is a philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation. The first textbook of its kind, "Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective" delineates this progressive approach, combining the accrued wisdom and experience of its established authors with the latest research based insights to help students apply what is on the page to the world beyond. Spotlight on Community Policing Practice sections feature real-life community policing programs in various cities, and problem-solving case studies cover special topics. The text has been revised throughout to include the most current developments in the field such as how the current climate of suspicion associated with terrorism threats affects the trust so necessary for community policing, and how the newest technologies can be harnessed to facilitate police interactions with citizens. Additionally, the book now explores the fragmentation of authority and emphasizes the importance of partnerships among the numerous law enforcement agencies, government agencies, and private social service agencies.
Community policing expands the police mandate beyond fighting crime to include solving community problems in partnership with citizens. New edition is updated and revised, and has new coverage of: community policing, terrorism, and homeland security; community policing and technology; and community policing and the fragmentation of authority. Study aids in the book include key concepts, learning objectives, chapter summaries, and discussion questions. Online study aids include self-quizzing, topic-specific case studies that help students turn theory into practice.Instructor aids include customizable lesson plans that connect chapter-based learning objectives to specific resources, text bank, powerpoint lecture slides, video clips of authors summarizing each chapter, and links to additional video and online resources. " ...more

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Published January 1st 2005 by Routledge

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Jan 25, 2008 Rick rated it it was ok

Had to read this for the promotional exam. Thank God for Starbucks...

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Jan 17, 2016 Matt rated it liked it

Shelves: police, law-enforcement

A good look at the history and reasoning behind community policing, as well as some of the barriers to good government-citizen relations.

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Jun 21, 2014 Megan added it

Shelves: werk

Good ideas, but poor grammar and writing style in some places and also referred to African Americans as "Africanas"....which I have never heard of. So, that was weird. ...more

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