Highly popular with both the public and political leaders,
community policing is the most important development in law
enforcement in the last twenty-five years. But does community
policing really work? Can police departments fundamentally change
their organization? Can neighborhood problems be solved? In the
early 1990s, Chicago, the nation's third largest city, instituted
the nation's largest community policing initiative. Wesley G.
Skogan here provides the first comprehensive evaluation of that
citywide program, examining its impact on crime, neighborhood
residents, and the police. Based on the results of a thirteen-year
study, including interviews, citywide surveys, and sophisticated
statistical analyses, Police and Community in Chicago reveals a
city divided among African-Americans, Whites, and Latinos. By
looking at the varying effects community policing had on each of
these groups, Skogan provides a valuable analysis of what works and
why. As the use of community policing increases and issues related
to race and immigration become more pressing, Police and Community
in Chicago will serve the needs of an increasing amount of
students, scholars, and professionals interested in the most
effective and harmonious means of keeping communities safe. Winner
of the 2007 Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences. "A landmark study of the social, political and
institutional contexts of Chicago's community policing initiative.
Skogan identifies critical challenges facing city leaders to
democratize policing while confronting widening racial breaches in
public confidence in the police. A must-read for big city mayors
and police chiefs."-Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia University
"Fortunately, when Chicago unveiled the country's most ambitious
community policing experiment, Wesley Skogan and his team launched
an equally ambitious evaluation. The result is a rich, rigorous and
provocative analysis, carefully constructed over a decade, that
sheds light on the profound challenges facing policing in
America-how to simultaneously build public trust, reduce crime, and
support urban renewal, while confronting deep racial divides and
powerful demographic forces. This elegant and insightful account
will stand as a landmark in the literature of police reform, with
lessons for police leaders and elected officials alike."-Jeremy
Travis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice "In a time when public
sector innovation is either excessively hyped or cynically
rejected, Skogan brings a refreshing balance and candor to his
assessment of Chicago's extraordinary efforts to implement
community policing. The book provides essential insights into what
worked, what didn't, and why, and offers valuable lessons to be
learned from Chicago's experience."-Stephen Mastrofski, George
Mason University "Wesley Skogan's book is an account of an
extraordinary study of an equally extraordinary program - community
policing in Chicago. His evaluation is notable for its thoroughness
and its independence from those principally involved in developing
and implementing the program. The program is notable for the
character of the city in which it was established - its
demographics and politics - as well as the nature and quality of
the program itself."-The Law and Politics Book Review AEny study of
this magnitude will produce a wealth of data. Thankfully, this one
has also produced a book of balance and insight."-Law and Society
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