Strategies and Responses to Crime: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally

ISBN-13: 9781138112476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 365 str.

Melchor de Guzman (State University of N; Finland) Aiedeo Mintie Das (Helsinki;Dilip K. Das (International Police Execu

Opis

Every year, esteemed scholars and practitioners meet at the International Police Executive Symposium to discuss contemporary issues in policing and share ideas about effective strategies in their jurisdictions. Drawn from the proceedings at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting held in Turkey and updated with new developments since the conference, Strategic Responses to Crime: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally describes how local police agencies are addressing issues of crime that have global implications. With contributions from a diverse panel of experts, the book combines scholarly perspectives with those of practitioners and explores issues in various cultural settings worldwide. Topics discussed include: Community policing and police innovations such as safety and security councils Performance management systems in police organizations Efforts to combat drug cultivation and trafficking International terrorism and individuals' motivations for joining terrorist organizations Approaches for handling and policing the mentally ill in accordance with human rights concerns Cybercrime and child sexual abuse Crime scene assessment, information gathering, and case development and management Jurisprudence, law, and empirical research related to racial profiling in the United States Computer technology and crime analysis tools and models Emerging police administration strategies Combining empirical evidence from scholarly studies with in-the-trenches experience from practitioners, this volume assembles critical insight into a range of issues relevant to policing in the 21st century.

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