Author Description

This book for community policing and police-community relations issues uses cases in each chapter to illustrate concepts and to relate theory to practice. This book is unique because it includes "the best of both worlds" - the basics and hot issues found in most other books on community policing, plus cases in each chapter that complement the concepts and help bridge theory and practice. Written in a user-friendly style, the book involves the reader as an active participant, encouraging critical thinking throughout and giving readers an array of strategies to improve policing in the twenty-first century. For anyone with an interest in community policing and police-community relations.