Community Policing: Can It Work?

This reader is the long-awaited culmination of the most extensive study of the efficacy of community policing, funded by the National Institute of Justice. The readings in this book cover all aspects of community policing, from management to implementation and public perception.

This book, an outgrowth of a conference held at Northwestern University, reports on new studies of community and problem-oriented policing. Some of the chapters are national in scope, while others draw on studies of individual cities, looking at trends in community policing and police organizations, methods for tracking the effects of organizational reform, and police subcultures. Skogan is affiliated with the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Wesley G. Skogan is a political scientist and faculty associate of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. He directs an evaluation of Chicago's community policing initiative. He chairs the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Police Policies and Practices.