Everyone a Sheriff - The Democratization of Crime Prevention in America

Volunteerism is the most effective, democratic, and humane anticrime strategy currently available to address issues of street crime and overall injustice. Ordinary citizens have taken on roles involving crime control and prevention. They have successfully done this within a rule of law framework, helping to create stronger social networks.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Invention of the Police
Chapter 2: Teen Involvement in Military and Homeland Defense
Chapter 3: Public Service Programs for Youth
Chapter 4: The Neighborhood Watch Program
Chapter 5: Adult Citizen and Junior Police Academies
Chapter 6: Volunteer Police: United Kingdom, Former Soviet Union, and Russia
Chapter 7: VIPS, Civil Defense, and the Detroit Experience
Chapter 8: Peacemaking and Community Prosecution
Chapter 9: The Citizen's Role in Gun Violence Reduction
Chapter 10: The Citizen's Role in School Safety
Conclusion: The Citizen's Role in Crime Prevention

About the author

By Martin Alan Greenberg - Foreword by John B. Wilt

Summary

Volunteerism is the most effective, democratic, and humane anticrime strategy currently available to address issues of street crime and overall injustice. Ordinary citizens have taken on roles involving crime control and prevention. They have successfully done this within a rule of law framework, helping to create stronger social networks.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Alan Greenberg
• Assisted by: Wilt John B. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793642721
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-272-1
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Social Work, United States of America, USA, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy