On the Front Lines: Case Studies of Policing in America's Cities

• NCJ Number: 139305
• Author(s): M Pingitore; L M Reyes; L D Waxman
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 55 pages
• Grant Number(s): 91-IJ-CX-0004
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation

Annotation

The 12 policing programs presented in this volume should be helpful to U.S. mayors who are looking for fresh approaches that can be used by their police departments to deal with crime.

Abstract

The case studies represent a wide range of programs which are underway in many cities. They include a community- based gang prevention effort in Aurora, Colorado; a program to prevent students in Carlsbad, California from dropping out of school and committing crime; a juvenile justice program in Carlsbad that aims to show youth that they are accountable for their actions and to direct youth and families to appropriate community services; and a community- oriented policing and problem-solving system in Hayward, California. Other case studies focus on a public housing community policing program in Columbia, South Carolina; a conditional discharge program for substance abuse offenders in Columbus, Georgia; a drug task force as a police- community partnership in Elkhart, Indiana; and a tutoring program in Fort Pierce, Florida in which police officers and community residents volunteer their time to help elementary school children. Additional case studies describe a program in the Orlando, Florida Police Department to reduce paperwork and increase police productivity; a school resource police officer program in St. Petersburg, Florida; a domestic violence program in University City, Missouri; and a police/social worker victim service team in Wilmington, Delaware.