Community-Oriented Policing: A Systemic Approach to Policing (4th Edition)

This perfect balance of the concepts and practical applications of community-oriented policing uses updated research and real case studies to detail and describe various police programs that have been implemented, their success or failure, and discusses the current issues surrounding these programs. Following a thorough discussion of the evolution of community-oriented policing, this book covers neighborhood-oriented policing, problem-oriented policing, integration, organization and management, the role of the police, the role of the community, the role of the chief, community-oriented policing implementation, the federal government's role, and the future of community-oriented policing. An excellent resource for those involved in police-community relations and in the criminal justice system.

Willard M. Oliver is an Associate Professor of Criminal justice at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. He is the editor of Community Policing: Classical Readings (Prentice-Hall, 2000) and the author of The Law and Order Presidency (Prentice-Hall, 2003). He has published in many journals including American Journal of Criminal Justice, Policing: An International Journal of Police Supervision and Management, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, and Journal of Criminal Justice Education, as well as both the West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter and the West Virginia Criminal Justice Journal on the topic of community-oriented policing. He is the former Research and Evaluation Coordinator for the West Virginia Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) and is a former police officer.