ABSTRACT
The authors provide stepping stones for rural and small-town agencies to make the organizational changes needed for community policing to take hold. The book introduces the concept of community policing and its many benefits to the agencies and communities that adopt it. Important issues discussed include the challenge of organizational change, as well as examples of community policing obstacles and successes, and the future of community policing in the 21st century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section I: The Challenges of Community Policing in Rural and Small-Town America
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Section II: Organizational Change and Community Policing
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Section III: The Community Role in Community Policing
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Section IV: Rural Community Policing and the Future