Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement
Winner, 2018 Law & Legal Studies PROSE Award The consequences of big data and algorithm-driven policing and its impact on law enforcement In a high-tech command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, television monitors track breaking news stories, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of networked ......
Broadening the scope and conceptualization of what is meant by police reform is necessary to address the criminogenic circumstances that underly criminality and crime rates to effectively prevent crime and recidivism and increase public safety.
Broadening the scope and conceptualization of what is meant by police reform is necessary to address the criminogenic circumstances that underly criminality and crime rates to effectively prevent crime and recidivism and increase public safety.
The increasing reliance on private security services raises questions about the effects of privatization on the quality of public police forces, particularly in high-crime, low-income areas. This title offers two different perspectives on this trend towards privatization.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and R
Offers practical strategies for police officers to use on- and off-duty to improve wellness, strengthen ethical commitments, and boost resilience. The book demonstrates a research-based approach to dealing with the challenges faced in law enforcement, and provides personal and professional steps to take on-duty and off-duty to optimize your ......
Civilian Power and Police Accountability in Black and Brown Los Angeles
A critical look at the realities of community policing in South Los Angeles The Limits of Community Policing addresses conflicts between police and communities. Luis Daniel Gascon and Aaron Roussell depart from traditional conceptions, arguing that community policing-popularized for decades as a racial panacea-is not the solution it seems to be. ......
Civilian Power and Police Accountability in Black and Brown Los Angeles
A critical look at the realities of community policing in South Los Angeles The Limits of Community Policing addresses conflicts between police and communities. Luis Daniel Gascon and Aaron Roussell depart from traditional conceptions, arguing that community policing-popularized for decades as a racial panacea-is not the solution it seems to be. ......
The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia
The unknown inside story of the NYPD's Italian-born detectives who fought both powerful gangsters and the deeply ingrained prejudice against their own beloved immigrant community The story begins in Sicily, on Friday, March 12, 1909, at 8:45 p.m. Three gunshots thundered in the night, and then a fourth. Two men fled, and investigators soon ......
200 Recommendations to Enhance Policing and Community Safety
America is challenging everything about policing - its equipment, tactics, role, tasks, and even its very existence. This book guides those conversations by providing 200 specific recommendations that cover all aspects of policing, even the most controversial and important issues.