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  • The Role of Crime Victims in American Policing: Findings from a National Survey of Police and Victim Organizations

    Author(s)
    Ready, Justin
    Weisburd, David
    Farrell, Graham
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ready, Justin T.
    Year published
    2002
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    Abstract
    The role of victims in enhancing community policing has received little scholarly attention. This paper adds to the current state of knowledge about the role of victims in policing and the relationship between victim organizations and police departments as part of community policing. Relying upon a national survey of police departments and victim organizations carried out by the Police Foundation and the National Center for Victims of Crime, we present a broad snapshot of community policing partnerships that draw from the experience and knowledge of victims and victim service providers. Our research indicates that while a ...
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    The role of victims in enhancing community policing has received little scholarly attention. This paper adds to the current state of knowledge about the role of victims in policing and the relationship between victim organizations and police departments as part of community policing. Relying upon a national survey of police departments and victim organizations carried out by the Police Foundation and the National Center for Victims of Crime, we present a broad snapshot of community policing partnerships that draw from the experience and knowledge of victims and victim service providers. Our research indicates that while a majority of police executives believe there are benefits to involving victims in community policing, most also report that when it comes to problem solving and crime prevention it is more useful for officers to interact with community members without special attention to who has been a crime victim. Regardless of this view, a large proportion of police agencies report supporting abroad set of practices that focus on crime victims. Finally, our study reinforces the position that the broad approach and policies of a police agency toward victims play a central role in the development of partnerships between police and victim organizations.
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    Journal Title
    International Review of Victimology
    Volume
    9
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/026975800200900206
    Subject
    Police Administration, Procedures and Practice
    Criminology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/371582
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