NYPD Battles Crime
NYPD Battles Crime

Author: Eli B. Silverman

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 1999-06-10

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781555534011

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Analyzes the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) high-tech crime fighting strategy, Compstat, and examines 25 years of change and leadership at NYPD, revealing that the Compstat crime control process is not an instant organizational turnaround but instead is the result of a gradual process of organizational change and leadership redirection. Of interest to students of policing and organizational management. Silverman is a professor of law, police science, and criminal justice administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Searching for Answers
Searching for Answers

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780788105807

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Reports on Federal evaluations of innovative programs, such as community policing, to reduce crime and drug abuse. Provides information on approaches that are promising and worthy of wider adoption and on issues that require clarification and redirection. 11 photos.

Policing in America
Policing in America

Author: Larry K. Gaines

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-06-04

Total Pages: 629

ISBN-13: 1437734952

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This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems. The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed. Video and Internet links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the text. Companion mobile app, Policing In America: Exam Cram, won the 2012 PROSE Award for Best eProduct in Social Sciences from the Association of American Publishers Video links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the text Key concepts, Internet links, charts and tables support the text throughout Equipped with a superior ancillary package, which includes 30 minutes of streaming video