Resource Materials
- Alpert, Geoffrey P. & Alex Piquero. Community Policing: Contemporary Readings, Waveland Press, 1998
- Bureau of Justice Assistance, A Guide to Surveying Citizens and Their Environments, Monograph, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, October, 1993
- Bureau of Justice Assistance, Understanding Community Policing - A Framework for Action, Monograph, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, August 1994 (Also available on Community Policing Consortium Website.)
- California Attorney General's Office. Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving, Crime and Violence Prevention Center, California Department of Justice, 1992
- California Attorney General's Office. Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving - Now and Beyond, Crime and Violence Prevention Center, California Department of Justice, July 1999.
- Community Policing Consortium. Information Access Guide: An Ongoing Compilation of Community Policing Resources. Community Policing Consortium (Available on website).
- Eck, John E. Helpful Hints for the Tradition Bound Chief. Police executive Research Forum. June, 1992.
- Goldstein, Herman. The New Policing: Confronting Complexity. Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, US DOJ. December 1993.
- Rosenbaum, Dennis P. and David H. Bayley. The Challenge of Community Policing: Testing the Challenges. Sage Publications, 1994.
- Sparrow, Malcolm, Mark Moore, David M. Kennedy. Beyond 911: A New Era in Policing. Basic Books, 1990.
- Wilson, James Q. and George L. Kelling. "Making Neighborhoods Safe", Atlantic Monthly, Volume 263, Number 2, February 1989.
- Wilson, James Q. and George L. Kelling. "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety", Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.
- Zimmon, Garrett W. Community Policing Deployment Models and Strategies. International Association of Chiefs of Police for the Community Policing Consortium. July, 1997.
Addresses and Websites
Community Policing Consortium
www.communitypolicing.org
1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 833-3085
This website is a good one for resources related to community policing. The site contains an Electronic Library with an extensive bibliography of the latest Community policing literature. It also contains an up to date link to the Information Access Guide, as well as links to other community policing links.
There is also a downloadable copy of the Framework of Community Policing monograph, as well as other resource documents. The following curricula as also downloadable:
- Mobilizing the Community for Collaborative Partnerships
- Community Problem-Solving
- Managing Organizational Change
- Strategic Planning
- Elements of a Planning Document
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
www.policeforum.org
1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 930
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-7820
This website has links to studies conducted in the field of community policing. There is also a database of SARA projects that may help from reinventing the wheel. The database is called POPNet and currently requires signing up for a password. The password process is being modified, and in the future, a password may no longer be required. The following Facilitator Guides and PowerPoint presentations can be downloaded for free from this site:
- The Mechanics of Problem Solving
- Supervising the Problem Solving Process
- Collaborative Problem solving
California Office of the Attorney General
www.caag.state.ca.us/cvpc
Crime and Violence Prevention Center
1300 "I" Street, Suite 1150
Sacramento, CA 95814
California Office of the Attorney General
www.caag.state.ca.us/cvpc/clearing.htm
Community Oriented Policing Clearing House
This site is a clearinghouse of articles and materials related to community policing.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
www.usdoj.gov/cops
U.S. Department of Justice
1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 2005
(202) 616-3589
National Institute of Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh St., NW
Washington, DC 20531
(202) 307-2942
NIJ is the research and development branch of the US Department of Justice. Its website contains information of studies related to police policy and procedure. Click on Publications and Products to view articles.
California Regional Community Policing Institute Los Angeles
www.lasd.org/rcpi
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
11515 Colima Road, Room F-114
Whittier, CA 90604
(800) 659-8985
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
www.ncjrs.org
(From their Website)
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