| Description |
215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. How should community policing be implemented? Community policing solves problems in partnership with the community / Victor E. Kappeler and Larry K. Gaines -- Community policing is different from traditional policing / Matthew Scheider -- Community policing requires the involvement and understanding of communities / Linda S. Miller, Kären Matison Hess, and Christine Hess Orthmann -- Community policing without the police? The limits of order maintenance by the community / David Thacher -- Community policing or Homeland Security: Sophie's choice for police? / Douglas Page -- The real truth of community policing / William L. Harvey -- ch. 2. Are community policing and Neighborhood Watch programs effective? Community policing can be effective if properly practiced / Police Magazine -- Community policing may not reduce crime / Jeremy M. Wilson and Amy G. Cox -- Neighborhood Watch groups do not increase safety / Jonathan Simon -- Neighborhood Watch groups should not be armed / Michael Rubinkam -- ch. 3. How can community policing be improved? Community policing needs various sources of support / Zach Friend and Rick Martinez -- How the federal government is killing community policing / Sudhir Venkatesh -- On the block / Chris Smith -- Social media can enhance community policing / Dan Alexander -- Community policing must adapt to different communities' needs / John Markovic -- Improving police-community relations can improve community policing / Katherine Freeman-Otte -- Planning the implementation of community policing / Michael J. Palmiotto -- ch. 4. Do Stand Your Ground laws empower citizens? The new vigilantes: Trayvon Martin and the "shoot first" lobby / Chris Kromm -- Standing your ground and vigilantism / Robert VerBruggen -- Stand Your Ground laws put safety at risk / Justin Peters -- Storming the castle doctrine / William J. Watkins Jr. -- The use of deadly force allowed in Stand Your Ground laws should be a last resort / Joshua K. Roberts. |
| Summary |
This volume explores community policing, including: what is community policing; effectiveness of community policing and neighborhood watch programs; how community policing can be improved; should citizens have the right to use deadly force? |
| Subject |
Community policing -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Community policing. (OCoLC)fst00871129
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Polisarbete.
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Förenta staterna.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
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| ISBN |
9780737769517 (hardcover) |
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0737769513 (hardcover) |
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9780737769524 (paperback) |
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0737769521 (paperback) |
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