Policing gangs and youth violence
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Wadsworth/Thomson Learning,
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Publisher Address: | Belmont, CA |
Publication Dates: | c2003. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 298 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 0534598412 |
Index Number: | D771 |
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D771.28 D771.285 |
Call Number: | D771.28/P766 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Presented in this book are current practices within policing and juvenile justice (focusing on gangs), which utilize the community-policing model. By looking at specific strategies and their efficacy, the authors attempt to combat a major perceived problem with community policing; that the methodology of community policing can be subjective and nebulous, using ill-defined and misinterpreted practices. This book shows what is working for agencies across the country and how these "best practices" can be employed. Includes a focus on Boston as a model for gang policing strategies, other chapters are set in different regions of the United States. |