CCJS 340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 27: Strategic Dominance, Chapter 27

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 340
• Professor: davidmitchell

Document Summary

Chapter 27: community policing: elements and effects: community policing became the dominant strategy of policing in the 1990s, 4 complicating factors make it difficult to determine the effectiveness of community policing. Programmatic complexity > there is no single set definition of community policing as every community is different and requires different functions and protections. >>makes it difficult to determine whether it actually works. Multiple effects > the number of intended and unintended effects that might accrue to community policing is considerable. >>affects crime, fear of crime, disorder, community relations, and/or police officer attitudes. Research design limitations > include lack of control groups, failure to randomize treatments, and a tendency to measure only short-term effects. >>reduces credibility: philosophical dimension > includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying community policing. Citizen input > in a free society, citizens should have open access to police organizations and input to police policies and decisions.