Crime in Inner Cities & Community Policing

Skogan then examines community policing not only in theory but in action, including analyses of specific programs implemented with varying degrees of success in Houston and Newark successfully. He finds greater success in Newark, and argues reasonably that community policing will work better the sooner it is implemented (that is, before the area is completely crime-ridden) and the more homogeneous the neighborhood is (that is, while there is cohesion among the area's residents which can be used to fight crime). The book d

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en ties between community residents, and outward, to extract from powerholders the development resources they cannot generate internally (186). Skogan's approach, then, is far more pragmatic than ideological, which is a major strength of his book. He is far more intent on understanding the problem and finding effective solutions, while maintaining a humane perspective, than with critiquing competing theories. Instead, his generalized approach accepts that conflict theory has a place in understanding crime, but he does not agree that coercion should be a central approach to crime, unless absolutely necessary. Over the long run, community policing is based on strengthening the social structure of the neighborhood rather than simply attacking criminals as if they were a pack of invading rats. In other words, a neighborhood with good citizen-police relations, with strong citizen groups organized around common problems and seeking long-term solutions, with signs of urban decay quickly eliminated, will be a neighborhood which deters crime by its very nature. Skogan's perspective is that people can be passive or active, just as criminals can be brazen or frightened, and just as police can be vicious or humane. Community policing is a
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Approximate Word count = 1496
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page)

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