Community Policing and Citizenship in North America; Police de Proximite et Citoyennete en Amerique du Nord (From Les delemmes de la proximite, P 185-200, 2000, Frederic Ocqueteau, ed.)

• NCJ Number: 186678
• Author(s): Jean-Paul Brodeur
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 16 pages
• Sale Source: Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Secutite Interieure
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: French
• Country: France
• Note: Revue de sciences sociales, No. 39

Annotation

This paper examines the evolution of citizen involvement in community policing in North America.

Abstract

This is a reworked version of a paper presented to the symposium organized for Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Securite Interieure's 10th anniversary. Using examples from the American experience, this article explores the meaning of the apparently shrinking role of the public in community-oriented crime prevention. Also examined is the role that ideally should be played by a police force that is capable of reconciling public services and authority. 8 references