Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control - 9781009612760

Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime ControlNew Metrics to Evaluate Police Performance and Improve Police Legitimacy\nAuthor(s): Dennis P. Rosenbaum\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009612760, 978-1009612760\nSynopsis\nToday, policing in the United States is facing a crisis of legitimacy and calls for reform. This Element examines this crisis and describes the adverse effects of problematic police behavior on community members, police officers, and public safety. A critical analysis of past reform efforts is offered, including why they have had limited success in changing police operations, police culture, or styles of policing. The central thesis of this Element is that most police reforms have failed because we continue to use the wrong metrics to evaluate police performance. Cities have yet to systematically measure what matters to the public, namely how people are treated by.