The Last Neighborhood Cops: The Rise and Fall of Community Policing in New York Public Housing

by Fritz Umbach

Book Overview

In recent years, community policing has transformed American law enforcement by promising to build trust between citizens and officers. Today, three-quarters of American police departments claim to embrace the strategy. But decades before the phrase was coined, the New York City Housing Authority Police Department (HAPD) had pioneered community-based crime-fighting strategies.

The Last Neighborhood Cops reveals the forgotten history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081354906X
• ISBN13: 9780813549064
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"