Community Policing in a Rural Setting

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Av Quint Thurman, Edmund F. McGarrell, Quint (University of the Southwest) Thurman, Edmund F. (Michigan State University) McGarrell, Edmund F. Mcgarrell

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The authors provide stepping stones for rural and small-town agencies to make the organizational changes needed for community policing to take hold. The book introduces the concept of community policing and its many benefits to the agencies and communities that adopt it. Important issues discussed include the challenge of organizational change, as well as examples of community policing obstacles and successes, and the future of community policing in the 21st century.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-06-01
Mått178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
Upplaga2
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9781583605349

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Section I: The Challenges of Community Policing in Rural and Small-Town America 1. Community Policing in a Rural Setting: An Introduction 2. Operationalizing Community Policing in Rural America: Sense and Nonsense 3. The State of Community Policing in Small Towns and Rural Areas 4. Facilitators and Obstacles to Community Policing in Rural America Section II: Organizational Change and Community Policing 5. Assessing the Need for Organizational Change in Rural American Police Agencies 6. The Work Routines and Citizen Interactions of Small-Town and Rural Police Officers 7. Celebrating Agency Culture: Engaging a Traditional Cop’s Heart in Organizational Change 8. Getting to Know Your Employees Better 9. Linking the Right Person to the Right Job: Selecting, Training, and Retaining Officers to Do Community Policing Section III: The Community Role in Community Policing 10. The Police and Community Organizing 11. The Benefits of Community Policing in Rural Oklahoma 12. Getting to Know Your Community Through Citizen Surveys and Focus Group Interviews 13. Problem-Solving Auto Theft in Unincorporated Hillsborough County, Florida 14. Innovative Community Crime Prevention: An Overview of the Mountlake Terrace Neutral Zone-AmeriCorps Program Section IV: Rural Community Policing and the Future 15. Future Challenges: The Urbanization of Rural America Appendix A: Police Department Employee Survey Instrument Appendix B: Police Department Employee Focus Group Questionnaire Appendix C: Community Survey Instrument Appendix D: Community Focus Group Questionnaire