The limits of community policing : civilian power and police accountability in black and brown Los Angeles

Gasc�on, Luis Daniel (author.). Roussell, Aaron, (author.).

Summary: The Limits of Community Policing' addresses conflicts between police and communities. Luis Daniel Gasc�on and Aaron Roussell depart from traditional conceptions, arguing that community policing-popularized for decades as a racial panacea-is not the solution it seems to be. Tracing this policy back to its origins, they focus on the Los Angeles Police Department, which first introduced community policing after the high-profile Rodney King riots. Drawing on over sixty interviews with officers, residents, and stakeholders in South LA's "Lakeside" precinct, they show how police tactics amplified-rather than resolved-racial tensions, complicating partnership efforts, crime response and prevention, and accountability. Gascon and Roussell shine a new light on the residents of this neighborhood to address the enduring-and frequently explosive-conflicts between police and communities. At a time when these issues have taken center stage, this volume offers a critical understanding of how community policing really works.

Record details

ISBN: 9781479871209
ISBN: 9781479842254
ISBN: 1479871206
ISBN: 1479842257
ISBN: 9781479870318
ISBN: 1479870315
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Copyright: �2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Roots, rebellion, and reform -- The making of Lakeside -- Organizing the division -- Complaint encounters -- No place for mom-and-pop -- The politics of partnership -- Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO ; viewed June 21, 2019)