MODERN PERSPECTIVES ON POLICING: SELECTED PAPERS

MODERN PERSPECTIVES ON POLICING: SELECTED PAPERS

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: MANAGING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POLICING

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

VALUES AT STAKE

FOUR SCENARIOS

SCENARIO 1: ELITE HOSTAGE RESCUE UNIT

SCENARIO 2: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

SCENARIO 3: STATE SAFETY ASSOCIATION

SCENARIO 4: PRIVATE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

AUTHOR NOTE

Chapter 2: POLICING AND WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

INTRODUCTION

I. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM EXONERATIONS?

II. THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND COGNITIVE BIASES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

III. WHAT POLICE CAN DO TO HELP MINIMIZE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A WRONGFUL CONVICTION

IV. FACILITATING AND ASSISTING INVESTIGATIONS OF POST-CONVICTION CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

AUTHOR NOTE

Chapter 3: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLICE LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM BOSTON

INTRODUCTION

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MARATHON BOMBING

TWEETS FROM THE BEAT

CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

CHALLENGES FOR THE POLICE IN USING SOCIAL MEDIA

AUTHOR NOTE

Chapter 4: THE CHALLENGE OF POLICING IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY: A PERSONAL JOURNEY TOWARD UNDERSTANDING

THE CODE

THE BADGE

INSTILLING VALUES

A VISIT TO THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

FIRST RESPONDERS

OUR LEGACY

AUTHOR NOTE

Chapter 5: MAKING POLICING MORE AFFORDABLE MANAGING COSTS AND MEASURING VALUE IN POLICING

RISING COSTS OF POLICING IN MESA

PAYING FOR POLICING

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

THE PRICE OF POLICING IN OTHER CITIES

MAKING POLICING MORE AFFORDABLE

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX