Police and Community in Chicago - A Tale of Three Cities

Informationen zum Autor Wesley G. Skogan is Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. An expert on crime and policing, he is author of Community Policing, Chicago Style, and On the Beat: Police and Community Problem Solving , two books based on his years of studying Chicago's Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). His research focuses on the interface between the public and the criminal justice system. Klappentext The first comprehensive evaluation of Chicago's community policing initiative, examining its impact on crime, neighborhood residents, and the police. By looking at the varying effects community policing had on each of these groups, Skogan provides a valuable analysis of what works and why. Zusammenfassung The first comprehensive evaluation of Chicago's community policing initiative, examining its impact on crime, neighborhood residents, and the police. By looking at the varying effects community policing had on each of these groups, Skogan provides a valuable analysis of what works and why. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1 Community Policing 2 Crime, Police and the Three Chicagos 3 Reengineering the Police 4 Involving the Community 5 Representing the Community 6 Tackling Neighborhood Problems 7 Trends in Neighborhood Problems 8 Trends in Crime and Fear 9 Police and the Public 10 How did Chicago Do?

Product details

• Authors: Wesley Skogan, Wesley G Skogan, Wesley G. Skogan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2009
• EAN: 9780199733835
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973383-5
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy; Studies Crime; Studies in Crime and Public Po
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Illinois, Criminal law & procedure, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Legal aspects of criminology, Police & security services, Criminal investigation & detection, Criminal investigation and detection, Police and security services, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions, Law & society, Criminology: legal aspects, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Law and society, sociology of law