Fighting back [[electronic resource] ] : neighborhood antidrug strategies / / Robert C. Davis, Arthur J. Lurigio

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480281603321
• Autore: Davis Robert C (Robert Carl)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1996
• ISBN: 1-322-41519-6; 1-4833-2727-2; 1-4522-4710-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LurigioArthur J
• Disciplina: 362.29021
• Soggetti: Crime prevention - United States - Citizen participation; Drug abuse and crime - United States; Drug abuse - United States - Prevention - Citizen participation; Drug control - United States - Citizen participation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-143) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Drug Use in Inner Cities; The Link Between Drugs and Crime; Impact of Drugs on Communities; Conceptualizations of Drug Markets; Why Street-Level Antidrug Strategies Are Important; Neighborhood-Level Enforcement of Drug Laws; A Conceptualization of Neighborhood Antidrug Responses; Contents of This Volume; Chapter 2 - Citizen Reporting of Drug Activity; Citizens' Willingness to Report Crime; Data on Citizens' Drug Reporting; How the Police Process Drug Complaints; New Reporting Modalities; Profile of a Successful Program:The Philadelphia Police DepartmentResponse to Drug Reports; Chapter 3 - Community Antidrug Efforts; The Origins of Community Antidrug Efforts in the 1970s Community AnticrimeMovement; The Development of Community Antidrug Programs in the Late 1980s and 1990s; Community Antidrug Initiatives; Origins of Community AntidrugInitiatives; Integration of Community Antidrug Efforts With Larger Efforts to Fight Drugs; Do Community Antidrug Initiatives Make ; a Difference?; Issues for Future Research; Profile of a Successful Program:Philadelphia's Let's Clean It Up; Chapter 4 - Implanted Community Antidrug ProgramsCommunity Responses to Drug Abuse(CRDA); Community Partnership Demonstration Program; Fighting Back Program; Weed and Seed Initiative; What Have Implanted Antidrug Programs Achieved?; Profile of a Successful Program: Hartford AreasRally Together (HART); Chapter 5 - Police Antidrug Efforts; Police Enforcement Strategies; Professional Policing Tactics; Community-Police Drug Enforcement Programs; Comprehensive Law Enforcement Approaches; Profile of a Successful Program: Hartford'sCOMPASS Program; Chapter 6 - Drug House Abatement Programs; Varieties of Abatement ProgramsEffectiveness of Abatement Programs; The Question of Fairness; Some Concerns and Some Solutions; Profile of a Successful Program: Milwaukee's Drug Abatement Team; Chapter 7 - Conclusion; The Success of Neighborhood Antidrug Programs; Pitfalls for Neighborhood Antidrug Efforts; Addressing the Roots of the Drug Problem; References; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite strenuous governmental efforts over the past decade, illicit drug use continues to pose a serious challenge to society and, in particular, inner city communities in the United States. Fighting Back describes the strategies employed by law enforcement agencies and community groups working in partnership to prevent and discourage drug dealing. Offering informed and positive observations, the book includes: a detailed discussion of both theoretical and programmatic issues; the latest empirical research incorporating newly published investigations; and case studies.