Author Description

This exciting new community policing book and accompanying casebook focus on the realities of policing strategy and shows how these strategies impact American neighborhoods. This text takes an insightful look at how community policing strategies can be tailored to meet the new challenges caused by terrorist alerts and cultural changes within the U.S. Students will also explore the principal concepts of community policing and their relationship to culture, communities, and social order. Applied Community Policing in the 21st Century distinguishes itself from other policing texts in that it is rich with real life expectations of people who experience various forms of community police efforts every day. The text integrates measurements of community policing efforts and conclusions that are based on a wealth of research conducted by the author. Designed for anyone interested in policing and community policing, as well as the field of criminal justice.