Evaluating community policing: problems and prospects

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.

Citation

Palmiotto, M.J. and Donahue, M.E. (1995), "Evaluating community policing: problems and prospects", Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 33-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519510368460