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Community Policing: Broken Windows, Community Building, And Satisfaction With The Police, Robert M. Lombardo, Todd Lough Jan 2016

Community Policing: Broken Windows, Community Building, And Satisfaction With The Police, Robert M. Lombardo, Todd Lough

Robert M. Lombardo

The concept of community policing dominates the law enforcement profession today. One would be hard pressed to find an advertisement for a police chief’s position that does not require a thorough understanding of this method of policing. Like the Kansas City preventive patrol experiment and the Rand report on the criminal investigation process, the call for community policing has led to dramatic changes in the way that police carry out their responsibilities. In spite of its popularity, there have been a number of challenges to community policing from social scientists who are particularly concerned about the ‘broken windows’ model of …


Homeland Security And Community Policing: Competing Or Complementing Public Safety Policies, Robert Friedmann, William Cannon Dec 2012

Homeland Security And Community Policing: Competing Or Complementing Public Safety Policies, Robert Friedmann, William Cannon

Robert R. Friedmann

In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist atrocities in the United States, a new organizational policy was introduced as “Homeland Security.” Both a concept and a governmental department, homeland security became the “in” policy, and as such invented a new organization and a new approach to public safety. As a result, however, the dominant policing policy up to that time — Community Policing — was largely sidestepped by homeland security efforts as well as budgets. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that the two public safety policies actually have a great deal in common, and that …


Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt Jun 2012

Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt Apr 2012

Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Amy Farrell

No abstract provided.


Police Chief's Perception Of Support For Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Devere Woods Dec 2000

Police Chief's Perception Of Support For Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Devere Woods

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

When implementing new policies, police chiefs need to develop strategies to identify potential supporters and mobilize their assistance. Some critics question the feasibility of implementing community policing in traditional organizations. Advocates, on the other hand, suggest these issues can be overcome by such common techniques as planning and training. We use principal-agent theory to investigate police chiefs' perception of support for community policing. Training and inclusion in planning are found to be associated with levels of support down through the rank structure. At the level of line officer, the picture is less clear.


Community Policing And Civic Journalism: Same Wine, Different Bottles?, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl Dec 1999

Community Policing And Civic Journalism: Same Wine, Different Bottles?, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Community policing and civic journalism are strikingly similar, current movements within the social organizations of law enforcement and mass media. Defining civic journalism, best thought of as "community-focused journalism," has been problematic for the field of mass media but shapes the starting point for discussion. Identifying, analyzing, and contrasting commonalities within these two movements are the topics explored within this work. While the precepts of each movement are shaped by the respective organization, the inherent processes and goals remain notably similar. What are the comparative connections that shape community empowerment? How does each organization partner with its shared "community client" …


Organizational Commitment To Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Devere Woods Dec 1997

Organizational Commitment To Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Devere Woods

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

No abstract provided.


The Function Of The Media In Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl Dec 1997

The Function Of The Media In Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

While media were identified by Robert Trojanowicz as one of the "Big Six" necessary for successful implementation and maintenance of community policing initiatives, the exact function of the media in community policing has been unexplored and untested. The purpose of this research was to examine the nature of media's function, per se, and to identify the news production processes and police-media relationships (micro and macro-levels) inherent in the media's involvement in community policing. Given the paucity of research related to the function of media in community policing, the interdisciplinary nature attached to examining law enforcement and media organizations, and the …


Exploring The Function Of The Media In Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl Dec 1997

Exploring The Function Of The Media In Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Identified by the late, Robert Trojanowicz, as one of the 'Big Six' necessary for successful implementation and maintenance of community policing initiatives, the exact function of the media in community policing remains largely unexplored and untested. While authors of case studies have sometimes examined the degree of favorability with which community officers were portrayed in various media, none have examined media function, per se. The task of this exploratory piece istwo-fold. First, general and community policing literature are reviewed in order to identify how its champions have historically viewed the media's role in the community policing movement. The function of …


Confronting Community Policing: Minimizing Community Policing As Public Relations, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1993

Confronting Community Policing: Minimizing Community Policing As Public Relations, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Dale Carnegie Training By Law Enforcement Agencies: A Comparative Analysis Of Dale Carnegie Trained & Non-Dale Carnegie Trained Officers Within Community Policing-Oriented Departments, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl Dec 1992

The Use Of Dale Carnegie Training By Law Enforcement Agencies: A Comparative Analysis Of Dale Carnegie Trained & Non-Dale Carnegie Trained Officers Within Community Policing-Oriented Departments, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

The purpose of this research was to present a comparison of attitudes between Dale Carnegie Trained and non-Carnegie trained officers within Community Policing oriented law enforcement agencies. McAllen Police Department (McAllen, Texas) and Michigan State University's Department of Public Safety were examined. Community Policing agencies were chosen, predicated upon the inherent need for human relations training evidenced within Community Policing's philosophy of police/community partnership and interactive problem solving. Dependent variables examined were officers' attitudes toward job satisfaction, job-related stress, willingness to interact with the citizenry, and departments' stated missions and goals. Data indicated no statistically significant attitudinal differences with respect …