Citizens, Cops, and Power (Paperback)

Politicians, citizens, and police agencies have long embraced community policing, hoping to reduce crime and disorder by strengthening the ties between urban residents and the officers entrusted with their protection.
That strategy seems to make sense, but in "Citizens, Cops, and Power," Steve Herbert reveals the reasons why it rarely, if ever, works. Drawing on data he collected in diverse Seattle neighborhoods from interviews with residents, observation of police officers, and attendance at community-police meetings, Herbert identifies the many obstacles that make effective collaboration between city dwellers and the police so unlikely to succeed. At the same time, he shows that residents' pragmatic ideas about the role of community differ dramatically from those held by social theorists.
Surprising and provocative, "Citizens, Cops, and Power" provides a critical perspective not only on the future of community policing, but on the nature of state-society relations as well.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Steve Herbert
Dimensions:	152 x 228 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-32731-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Promotions
LSN:	0-226-32731-0
Barcode:	9780226327310

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