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Criminal Justice The Crime Numbers Game Management by Manipulation John A. Eterno Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, USA
Eli B. Silverman John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
In the mid-1990s, the NYPD created a performance management strategy known as Compstat. It consisted of computerized data, crime analysis, and advanced crime mapping coupled with middle management accountability and crime strategy meetings with high-ranking decision makers. While initially credited with a dramatic reduction in crime, questions quickly arose as to the reliability of the data. This volume brings together the work of two criminologists— one a former NYPD captain—who present the first indepth empirical analysis of this management system—exposing the truth about crime statistics manipulation in the NYPD and the repercussions suffered by crime victims and those who blew the whistle on this corrupt practice. Catalog no. K10516, January 2012, 282 pp. Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1031-6 $69.99 / £42.99 Also available as an eBook
Law for the Expert Witness Fourth Edition Daniel A. Bronstein Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Mission-Based Policing John P. Crank, Rebecca K. Murray, Dawn M. Irlbeck, and Mark T. Sundermeier Drawn from the work of scholars on the cutting edge of police research, this volume provides concrete recommendations for the fundamental reorganization of the policing institution. The authors present a comprehensive planning regimen for urban problems that encompasses security, urban reinvestment, and public planning. They introduce an innovative, practical model for problem-oriented policing in high crime areas and outline a specific methodology for police redeployment. Highlighting the importance of hot spot presence, command integrity, and fundamental organizational change, the philosophy’s end goal is long-term reduction in crime statistics through effective crime prevention practices. Catalog no. K12291, August 2011, 257 pp. Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5036-7 $93.95 / £59.99 Also available as an eBook
The Future of Policing A Practical Guide for Police Managers and Leaders Joseph A. Schafer, Michael E. Buerger, Richard W. Myers, Carl J. Jensen, III, and Bernard H. Levin
Updated to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the previous edition, this volume is designed for professionals and students requiring edification on the current processes and techniques of legal procedure. New topics in this edition include the non-discoverability of the expert’s draft reports as mandated by FRCP26; the issue of destruction of evidence as it effects discovery and tests, experiments, and chain of custody; new and updated information on differing rules among states regarding who is an expert and whether that testimony will be admitted into evidence; and the reissuance of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with new subsections.
As communities continue to undergo rapid demographic shifts that modify their composition, culture, and collective values, police departments serving those communities must evolve accordingly in order to remain effective. This volume provides concrete instruction to agencies on how to promote successful policing by proceeding on a course informed by future trends and emerging community forces. Offering a unique juxtaposition of real-life examples, futures research, emergent trends, and management implications, the book explores community and political variables crucial to the decision-making process and provides practical strategies for police managers wishing to improve their proficiency.
Catalog no. K12361, December 2011, 252 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-5156-2, $93.95 / £59.99 Also available as an eBook
Catalog no. K11722, August 2011, 432 pp., Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3795-5, $83.95 / £52.99 Also available as an eBook
For more information and complete contents, visit www.crcpress.com
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