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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782678203321

Autore

Skogan Wesley G

Titolo

Community Policing, Chicago Style [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-771867-1

1-280-53378-1

9786610533787

0-19-802654-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Studies in crime and public policy Community policing, Chicago style

Disciplina

363.2

363.23

Soggetti

Community policing

Crime prevention

Police administration

Community policing - Citizen participation - Illinois - Chicago

Crime prevention - Chicago - Illinois

Police administration - Illinois - Chicago

Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Policing at Century's End; 2 Police and Politics in Chicago; 3 Crafting a Program; 4 Bringing Officers on Board; 5 Citizen Involvement; 6 The Program in Action; 7 The Impact of CAPS on Neighborhood Life; 8 Reinventing Policing, Chicago Style; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At the beginning of the millennium, police departments are reinventing themselves, adopting a new style known as ""community policing"". Chicago made the transition, embarking on what is now the USA's largest community policing programme. This book looks in depth at all aspects of the programme.