TY  - JOUR
AB  - Although community policing is still in its formative stages in the USA, much of the research has been directed to programmes being implemented in large cities where high levels of crime and fear are part of the social fabric. Research on community policing in small cities and towns is still in the preliminary stage. To meet this challenge, the present paper reviews data from a survey of 82 police departments in cities and towns having less than 200,000 inhabitants. Emphasis is directed to the kinds of community policing strategies employed by the departments and the opportunities for community residents to participate in the decision‐making processes relating to community policing. Data reveal that the transition of police departments from a traditional reactive philosophy to one of community policing is an evolving process. Structured strategies that provide resident input into community policing are likely to occur as the programmes evolve over time, and generally follow changes in police deployment and the establishment of working relation‐ships with community agencies, both public and private.
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
SN  - 1363-951X
DO  - 10.1108/13639519810228723
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519810228723
AU  - Cardarelli Albert P.
AU  - McDevitt Jack
AU  - Baum Katrina
PY  - 1998
Y1  - 1998/01/01
TI  - The rhetoric and reality of community policing in small and medium‐sized cities and towns
T2  - Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 397
EP  - 415
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -