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Community policing, as a philosophy, supports the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, including crime, social disorder, and fear of crime—as opposed to responding to crime after it occurs. Community policing expands the traditional police mandate. It broadens the focus of fighting crime to include solving community problems and forming partnerships with people in the community so average citizens can contribute to the policing process. Originating during police reform efforts of the 1970s, the philosophy of community policing is currently widespread and embraced by many citizen...
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
In this text, Santos (criminal justice, Florida Atlantic U.) covers theories, practice, data, and analysis techniques associated with crime mapping and crime analysis. The first two parts of the text describe the field's theoretical foundations and detail the crime analysis process. Part 3 describes the data, techniques, and products of tactical crime analysis, and part 4 explains techniques used in analyzing long-term crime and disorder problems, offering case examples. Part 5 considers administrative crime analysis. Revised to reflect current research and methods, this third edition provides a new typology that categorizes crime analysis results by the type of problem examined, the purpose of the analysis, and the type of audience for which the results are produced. Also new are profiles of professionals. The text is illustrated with b&w and two-color charts, maps, and aerial photos. The student website provides police reports, links to journal articles, and a link to ATAC software, which allows students to conduct crime analysis themselves. The instructor website offers tests, slides, syllabi, and assignments. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Vols. 1 and 2 cover U.S. law enforcement. Vol. 3 contains articles on individual foreign nations, together with topical articles on international law enforcement.