Police innovation : contrasting perspectives / edited by David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga.
| Other author | Weisburd, David. |
| Other author | Braga, Anthony Allan, 1969- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xx, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in criminology Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press) ^A512611 |
| Contents | Introduction : understanding police innovation / David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga -- Community policing. Advocate : The promise of community policing / Wesley G. Skogan ; Critic : Community policing : a skeptical view / Stephen Mastrofski -- Broken windows policing. Advocate : Of "broken windows," criminology, and criminal justice / William H. Sousa and George L. Kelling ; Critic : Incivilities reduction policing, zero tolerance, and the retreat from coproduction : weak foundations and strong pressures / Ralph B. Taylor -- Problem-oriented policing. Advocate : Science, values, and problem-oriented policing : why problem-oriented policing? / John E. Eck ; Critic : Problem-oriented policing : the disconnect between principles and practice / Anthony A. Braga and David Weisburd -- Pulling levers policing. Advocate : Old wine in new bottles : policing and the lessons of pulling levers / David M. Kennedy ; Critic. Partnership, accountability, and innovation : clarifying Boston's experience with pulling levers / Anthony A. Braga and Christopher Winship -- Third-party policing. Advocate : The case for third-party policing / Lorraine Mazerolle and Janet Ransley ; Critic : Third-party policing : a critical view / Tracey L. Meares -- Hot spots policing. Advocate : Hot spots policing as a model for police innovation / David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga ; Critic : The limits of hots spots policing / Dennis P. Rosenbaum -- Compstat. Advocate : Compstat's innovation / Eli B. Silverman ; Critic : Changing everything so that everything can remain the same : Compstat and American policing / David Weisburd ... [et al.] -- Evidence-based policing. Advocate : Evidence-based policing for crime prevention / Brandon C. Welsh ; Critic : Improving police through expertise, experience, and experiments / Mark H. Moore -- Conclusion : Police innovation and the future of policing / Anthony A. Braga and David Weisburd. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006297067 |
| ISBN | 052183628X (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521836289 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521544831 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521544832 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521836289 |
| ISBN | 9780521544832 |