Community-Oriented Policing : A Systemic Approach to Policing
ISBN: 9780131589872 | 0131589873
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 2/20/2007
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For courses in Police and Community Relations, Police and Society, Community-Oriented Policing and Special Topics in Policing and/or Criminal Justice. Meticulously researched, this text first defines the concept of community-oriented policing and then guides students through a systemic approach to both its principles and practices. Providing a desirable balance between theory and applications, it considers various interpretations of the overall philosophy and approach to community-oriented policing. The fourth edition includes over 70 additiona... MORE
| The Evolution of Community-Oriented Policing | |
| Community-Oriented Policing Defined | |
| Strategic-Oriented Policing | |
| Neighborhood-Oriented Policing | |
| Problem-Oriented Policing | |
| Implementing Community-Oriented Policing | |
| Organization and Management | |
| The Role of the Police | |
| The Role of the Community | |
| The Role of the P... MORE | |
| Evaluation | |
| The Federal Role in Community-Oriented Policing | |
| Comparative Community-Oriented Policing | |
| Caveats | |
| The Future | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Willard M. Oliver is an Associate Professor of Criminal justice at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. He is the editor of Community Policing: Classical Readings (Prentice-Hall, 2000) and the author of The Law and Order Presidency (Prentice-Hall, 2003). He has published in many journals including American Journal of Criminal Justice, Policing: An International Journal of Police Supervision and Management, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, and Journal of Criminal Justice Education, as well as both the West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter and the West Virginia Criminal Justice Journal on the topic of community-oriented policing. He is the former Research and Evaluation Coordinator for the West Virginia Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) and is a former police officer.
