Strategies and Responses to Crime : Thinking Locally, Acting Globally

ISBN-13: 9781420076691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 365 str.

Dilip K. Das

Opis

Providing detailed case studies of contemporary initiatives in policing, law enforcement, public safety and crime prevention, this unique volume features selected models that were presented by police executives and scholars at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium held in Turkey in 2006. Each section in the text offers different perspectives from criminal justice administrators in one of a dozen countries, including Australia, England, Japan, India, and the United States. The first book of its kind, no other text offers such a panoramic and comprehensive view of global strategies to combat different types of crime.

Spis treści

Global Innovations in Policing. Analyzing the Implementation and Evolution of Community Policing in the United States and Scandinavia. Think Globally, Solve Locally: Security Threats—From Public Opinion to a Proper Response. 2010! But Is Anyone Counting? Responding to Transnational Cries and Emerging Law Enforcement Issues. The War on Drugs in Chicago: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally. Recruitment Activities of Terrorist Groups: An Analysis of PKK/KONGRA-GEL Terrorist Organization. Policing and the Mentally Ill: Local Policing and International Standards. Policing Mental Illness: The Need for Specialized Police Training Program in Dealing With Mentally Ill Persons. Protecting Vulnerable Young People in Cyberspace From Sexual Abuse: Raising Awareness and Responding Globally. Knowledge Management: Capturing, Sharing, and Sustaining. Patrol Police Officers’ Professional Knowledge: An Empirical Study of Knowledge Types in Law Enforcement.Relevant Laws and Empirical Research on Profiling in Law Enforcement in the United States. Municipal Police Departments’ Attention to Crime Analysis: Essential or Impractical? Challenges in Contemporary Police Leadership. International Police Practices and Cultures. Unit Organizational Culture in the Norwegian Counter Terrorist. Structural Influences on Police Officer Attitudes Toward Community Policing: A Case Study of the Racine Wisconsin Police Department. A Law Unto Themselves: An Insight Into the Human Rights Watch Report on the Indian Police. Appendix: Chapter Abstracts

O autorze

Melchor de Guzman, Aiedeo Mintie Das, Dilip K. Das