TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of community policing in nonurban America
AU - Maguire, Edward R.
AU - Kuhns, Joseph B.
AU - Uchida, Craig D.
AU - Cox, Stephen M.
PY - 1997/8/1
Y1 - 1997/8/1
N2 - To date, most community policing research has taken place in large urban areas. Only a handful of studies, most using case study or small-N cross- sectional methodologies, have explored patterns of community policing in the small police agencies and nonurban areas that exist throughout much of the United States. Using data from the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, this study examines levels and patterns of community policing implementation in a sample of nearly 6,000 American law enforcement agencies serving populations less than 50,000. The authors find significant variations in levels of community policing activity by geographic region and department size, with larger agencies and those from the Western region of the United States practicing a wider range of community-policing- related activities. The implications of these findings are discussed for three areas: future research on the police, current federal community policing programs and policies, and the broader community policing reform movement.
AB - To date, most community policing research has taken place in large urban areas. Only a handful of studies, most using case study or small-N cross- sectional methodologies, have explored patterns of community policing in the small police agencies and nonurban areas that exist throughout much of the United States. Using data from the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, this study examines levels and patterns of community policing implementation in a sample of nearly 6,000 American law enforcement agencies serving populations less than 50,000. The authors find significant variations in levels of community policing activity by geographic region and department size, with larger agencies and those from the Western region of the United States practicing a wider range of community-policing- related activities. The implications of these findings are discussed for three areas: future research on the police, current federal community policing programs and policies, and the broader community policing reform movement.
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U2 - 10.1177/0022427897034003004
DO - 10.1177/0022427897034003004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030848887
VL - 34
SP - 368
EP - 394
JO - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
JF - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
SN - 0022-4278
IS - 3
ER -