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Community Policing and Problem Solving Strategies and Practices

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ISBN-10: 0132392577

ISBN-13: 9780132392570

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Kenneth J. Peak, Ronald W. Glensor

List price: $119.00
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This book is about policing at its most important and challenging levelsin neighborhoods and in communities across the nation and abroad. Unique in perspective, its focus is on community policing and problem solvingand the processes that are being implemented under COPPS to control and prevent crime, disorder and fear. Extremely applied, thisnbsp;book focuses on daily processes and tactics and how and why agencies are revolutionizing their traditional philosophy and operations. This fifth edition provides updated information on crime in the United States, more emphasis on terrorism and homeland defense, and a new chapter on information technology.Authoritative and practical…    
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Book details

List price: $119.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/28/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Kenneth J. Ken Peak (Ph.D., University of Kansas) is co-author of six editions of Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices (Pearson Education). He is also author or co-author of several related journal articles concerning community policing (as it relates to ethics, repeat victimization, training, maintaining neighborhood order, planning and implementation, problem-oriented responses to homelessness, and improving citizen perceptions of the police) and has presented a number of related scholarly papers. He also co-authored three monographs (i.e., problem solving Guides ) for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the topics of…    

The Evolution of Policing: Past Wisdom and Future Directions
COPPS: Engaging a Changing Community
COPPS: Problem Solving
Crime Prevention: For Safe Communities
Information Technology: Tools for the Task
From Recruit to Chief: Changing the Agency culture
Planning and Implementation: Translating Ideas into Action
Evaluating COPPS Initiatives
Training for COPPS: Approaches and Challenges
Police in a Diverse Society
COPPS on the Beat: drugs, Gangs, and Youth Crimes
More COPPS on the Beat: Selected Issues and Problems
Selected American Approaches
In Foreign Venues: COPPS Abroad
Looking Forward While Looking Back: The Future
Award Winning Problem-Solving Case Studies
A Community Survey in Fort Collins, Colorado
A Strategic Plan Survey in Portland, Oregon
Index