Evaluating Community Policing: Problems and Prospects

Authors

• Michael J. Palmiotto, Wichita State UniversityFollow
• Michael E. Donahue, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-1995

Publication Title

Police Studies: An International Review

DOI

10.1108/13639519510368460

Abstract

Outlines alternative research strategies for evaluation of Community policing (CP). Briefly discusses the failure of policing as a formal mechanism of social control and traces the evolution of CP. Identifies features which provide a paradigm for CP. Gives lists of objectives to determine whether CP is being implemented and is successful. Compares methods of data collection. Examines two types of quasi‐experimental designs for evaluation: pre‐test/post‐test group or interrupted time‐series design. Proposes causal‐comparative research as an alternative to these designs.

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Palmiotto, Michael J., Michael E. Donahue. 1995. "Evaluating Community Policing: Problems and Prospects." Police Studies: An International Review, 18 (2): 33-53: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. doi: 10.1108/13639519510368460
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpubs/179

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