Proactive Policing: Effects on Crime and Communities

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in policing that began to emerge in the 1960s because of social unrest, rising crime rates, and growing skepticism regarding the effectiveness of standard approaches to policing. In response, beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, innovative police practices and policies that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309467136
• ISBN13: 9780309467131
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"