New York City Police Department - The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

"Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society. An examination of the department by experts who have been watching it for years, this book reviews qualitative research on how the community views the NYPD, police culture, resistance to change, and the drop in the homicide rate in recent years. It explores hiring, firing and retention, discusses crime-fighting strategies, and reviews legal concerns and the response to public demonstrations such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. The final chapter demonstrates how the lessons relate to other departments throughout the world"--

List of contents

Introduction. Unreasonable Suspicion: Youth and Policing in New York City. An Examination of the Constitutional Issues Related to New York City Police Department Policing Tactics and Policies. Evaluating How the NYPD Handles Crime Victims: Judgments Based on Statistical Performance Measures. The New Corruption: The Overwhelming Evidence of the NYPD’s Crime Manipulation. Marijuana Madness: The Scandal of New York City’s Racist Marijuana Possession Arrests. The Rise of Command and Control Protest Policing in New York. The Impact of Technology on Crime Strategies: A Case Study of the New York Police Department. A Grassroots Movement to Change the NYPD. Index.

About the author

John A. Eterno

Summary

Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society. An examination of the department by experts who have been studying it for years, The New York City Police Department: The Impact of Its Policies and Practices provides a frank and open discussion about the NYPD from an elite group of scholars with varying viewpoints and concerns. The authors in this book are uniquely qualified to discuss and analyze the intricacies of policies and their impact.

Product details

• Authors: John A. Eterno, John A. (Molloy College Eterno
• Assisted by: John A. Eterno (Editor), John A. (Molloy College Eterno (Editor), Eterno John A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2014
• EAN: 9781466575844
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-7584-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Legal aspects of criminology, Police & security services, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Police and security services, Causes and prevention of crime, Police law & police procedures, Criminology: legal aspects, Police law and police procedures