258 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

257 Pages
by Routledge

The research revolution in police work has uncovered a multitude of data, but this contemporary knowledge has done very little to change the way things are done in most police departments across the U.S., where the prevalent form of policing is based on the traditional model of district assignments and random preventive patrol. Drawn from the work of scholars on the cutting edge of police... Read more

Introduction: Thinking about Crime’s End
Part I: Toward a Mission-based Model of Policing
The Unasked Question
The Relationship Between Police and Crime
Redesigning American Police, Principles 1 and 2: Focus and Effectiveness
Redesigning American Police, Principles 3 and 4: Deployment and Integrity
The Principle of Mission’s End: Logical Lines of Operation
The Integration of Urban Planning, Economic Development, and Security
Model Integration and Staging Lines of Operation
Part II: Hot Zone Redeployment and Command Restructuring: A Practical Example
Hot Spots and Police Districts
Toward a Mission-Based Command and Deployment Structure
Anticipated Problems
References

Biography

John P. Crank, Dawn M. Irlbeck, Rebecca K. Murray, Mark Sundermeier

" … will likely generate a degree of interest in academia as well as contribute substantially to the ongoing conversation on crime-control strategies in urban areas."
—Hugh J Martin, in Security Management