What Works in Policing

• Introduction1. POLICE RESOURCESIntroductionColin Loftin and David McDowall: The Police, Crime, and Economic Theory: An Assessment2. PATROLIntroductionGeorge L. Kelling, Tony Pate, Duane Dieckman, and Charles E. Brown: The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment: A Summary Report3. EMERGENCY RESPONSEIntroductionStephen Percy: Response Time and Citizen Evaluation of Police4. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONIntroductionPeter W. Greenwood and Joan Petersilia: The Criminal Investigation Process: Volume 1: Summary and Policy RecommendationsWesley G. Skogan and George E. Antunes: Information, Apprehension, and Deterrence: Exploring the Limits of Police Productivity5. COMMUNITY POLICINGIntroductionCriminal Justice Commission: Beat Policing: A Case StudyMary Ann Wycoff and Wesley G. Skogan: Community Policing in Madison: An Analysis of Implementation and Impact6. EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENTIntroductionLawrence W. Sherman and Dennis P. Rogan: Effects of Gun Seizures on Gun Violence: "Hot Spots" Patrol in Kansas City7. STREET-LEVEL DRUG ENFORCEMENTIntroductionDavid Weisburd and Lorraine Green: Policing Drug Hot Spots: The Jersey City Drug Market Analysis Experiment8. SPOUSE ASSAULTIntroductionLawrence W. Sherman and Richard A. Berk: The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic AssaultConclusion

This is anexcellent collection of primary research studies in policing. B Loveday, Deputy Director, Insitute of Criminal Justice Studies