Using data from field observation of police patrol officers at work in two American cities, we
explore similarities and differences between the tasks undertaken by generalist patrol …

Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western
societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it is little understood …

The capacity of police departments to solve crimes and apprehend offenders is low for many
types of crime, particularly crimes of profit. This article reviews a variety of studies of police …

Community policing, or variations of it, has become the national mantra of the American
police. Throughout the United States, the language, symbolism, and programs of community …

Cop in the Hood is an explosive insider's story of what it is really like to be a police officer on
the front lines of the war on drugs. Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos became a cop …

Instructor: Kevin Leverenz, PhD Class Duration: August 22, 2022 to December 9, 2022;
100% ONLINE Office Hours: By appt., as deemed appropriate, to be conducted by Zoom …

La perspective élaborée dans cet ouvrage repose sur deux constats. Le premier: la
production de la sécurité n'est pas réductible aux activités de la police publique; c'est une …

This paper provides a systematic review of several of the available manpower scheduling
algorithms from a common framework. The five-stage framework is based on the recognition …

This paper examines nine innovations in American policing since the report of the
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice (1967) …

The paper presents the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the impact of a policing
initiative which aimed to reduce fear of crime and to improve the quality of life of residents in …