{"product_id":"the-reinvention-of-policing-crime-prevention-community-and-public-safety-9781538179208","title":"The Reinvention of Policing: Crime Prevention,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary policing is in crisis, a situation that has led to persistent calls to reform it. Unfortunately, many proposed solutions focus on piecemeal changes that ignore a fundamental problem—policing relies on a largely reactive approach that does not in any systematic or comprehensive way focus on crime prevention. Most of what the police do, such as responding to 911 calls for service and employing directed patrols or hot spots policing, fails to address the causes of crime. Compounding this problem is the absence of any institution or agency charged with prioritizing the prevention of crime and for ensuring that police efforts support this goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly and Mears argue that a better strategy exists, one that places responsibility on the police and other governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations for truly preventing crime. Why, historically, did crime prevention not take hold and infuse policing? One reason is a design flaw—the vision of policing centered too much on surveillance and too little on efforts that target the diverse causes of crime. The end result? Contemporary policing lacks any institutionalized commitment or systematic approach to crime prevention. It is designed to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Reinvention of Policing diagnoses this problem, along with many others, in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican policing. Then the authors turn to solutions. First, they call for a great many reforms to existing practices. Second, they call for a reinvention of the design and focus of policing and, concomitantly, the way that states, cities, and towns approach public safety. This change presents special challenges, but it is the only way to create an appreciable impact in reducing crime and improving justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Our Broken Criminal Justice System and the Failure to Put Public Safety First\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Costly Failure of American Criminal Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFundamentally Misunderstanding Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Focus on Policing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproving Policing and Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructure of this Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. American Policing: A Litany of Problems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Problems in Policing—Design Flaws\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 1: Society Thinks that They Have a Crime Prevention Agency—They Do Not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 2: The Police Do Little to Address Known Causes of Offending or Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 3: Goals and Mission Creep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 4: Lack of Clarity about How Large Police Departments Should Be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 5: Increasingly Militarized Police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 6: Lack of Coordination with Courts and Resistance to Reform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Problems in Policing—Harmful Impacts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 7: Failure to Prevent or Reduce Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 8: Use of Force: Problems, Effectiveness, and the Ridiculous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 9: Racism, Ethnic Bias, and Profiling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 10: Police Accountability, Citizen Oversight, and Qualified Immunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Problems in Policing—Operational Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 11: Inadequate Officer Training\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 12: Police Discretion and Officer Supervision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 13: The 911 System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 14: Police Use of Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 15: Police Ill-Equipped to Manage the Consequences of Mass Reentry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 16: Police Officers’ Attitudes about Their Jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 17: Public Attitudes about Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Problems in Policing—Lack of Research, Monitoring, and Oversight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 18: Little Systematic Reliance on Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem 19: Accountability and the “Black Box” of Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. How We Got Here: Policing that Does Not Prioritize Public Safety (Co-authored with Madalena Almanza)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Origins of Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Contributed to Expansion of Policing as a Reactive, Control-Oriented Institution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil Disorder and the Johnson Presidency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTough on Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1994 Crime Bill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe War on Drugs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMission Creep: Dumping More and More Responsibilities on Police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e911 and Reactive Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroken Windows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Warrior Cop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. A Clean Slate: What Would an Effective Public Safety Approach Look Like?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablish Clear Goals: Crime Prevention and Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentify and Monitor the Level and Distribution of Recidivism and Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentify and Monitor the Causes of Recidivism and Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Offending and Reduce Recidivism (Individuals)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddress Known Causes of Offending and Recidivism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on Three Levels of Prevention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRely on a Comprehensive Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Crime (Communities)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddress Known Causes of Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on Three Levels of Prevention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRely on a Comprehensive Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoordinate All Efforts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRely on Continuous Research and Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssess and Improve Policy Design\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssess and Improve Policy Implementation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssess Policy Impact and Cost-Efficiency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssess Citizen Views and Experiences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Reforming Traditional Policing—Eliminating What Doesn’t Work and Keeping and Improving What Does Work to Promote Crime Prevention and Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImprove Traditional Policing—What to Eliminate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandom, Preventive Patrol, Especially in Large Geographic Areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraffic Enforcement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAggressive Policing, Zero Tolerance Policing, and Broken Windows Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMental Health Calls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice in Schools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredictive Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImprove Traditional Policing—What the Police Should Do, Do More, and Do Better\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e911 Reform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot Spots Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem-Oriented Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunity Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProactive Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice Recruiting and Training\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice Culture: Transitioning from Warrior to Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Reinventing Policing within a System that Prioritizes Crime Prevention and Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary and Proposed Police Reforms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinventing American Policing to Accomplish Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefining Crime Prevention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Case for Crime Prevention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime Prevention Strategies by Law Enforcement in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime Prevention Strategies by Law Enforcement in Other Countries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New Model for American Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Lead Agency Charged with Promoting Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Research Guidance on Crime and Its Causes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Multi-Agency Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Addressing Crime through Police Specialization and Improved Training\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Crime Prevention through Collective Efficacy and Informal Social Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Crime Prevention through Alternatives to the Police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Crime Prevention through a Systematic Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Crime Prevention through Improvement of 911 Call Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Leverage Public Support for Reinventing and Evaluating Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Research Evaluation of Implementation, Effectiveness, and Cost-Efficiency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Has to Happen for the Reinvention of Policing to Be Successful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddress Barriers to Reinventing Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreate Incentives for Reinventing Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReality: Pragmatic Considerations and Reinvention of American Policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Better Policing and Public Safety Means More Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Justice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Do Police Reforms and the Reinvention of Policing Mean for Justice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Conclusion: Public Safety First\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Litany of Problems (Key Points from Chapter 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Policing Is Broken and Needs to Be Reinvented (Key Points from Chapter 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Clean-Slate View of How to Improve Public Safety (Key Points from Chapter 4)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReforming Policing (Key Points from Chapter 5)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinventing Policing (Key Points from Chapter 6)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproved Public Safety Means More Justice (Key Points from Chapter 7)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041254048087,"sku":"9781538179208","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538179208.jpg?v=1750949530","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-reinvention-of-policing-crime-prevention-community-and-public-safety-9781538179208","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}