The handbook of knowledge-based policing : current conceptions and future directions / edited by Tom Williamson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the handbook -- Introductory essay : the role of knowledge and networks in policing / Jean Paul Brodeur and Benoît Dupont -- Current conceptions of community policing -- Introduction to part 1 -- An overview of community policing : origins, concepts and implementation / Wesley G. Skogan -- Community policing in the Netherlands : four generations of redefinition / Maurice Punch, Bob Hoogenboom and Kees van der Vijver -- The failure of'Ilotage' and'Police de Proximité' systems to withstand'law and order' rhetoric in contemporary France / Christian Mouhanna -- The development of community policing in England : networks, knowledge and neighbourhoods / Nick Tilley -- Community policing in contested settings : the patten report and police reform in Northern Ireland / Aogán Mulcahy -- In search of a process : community policing in Australia / Jenny Fleming and Juani O'Reilly -- Current developments affecting the Japanese Koban system of community policing / Noriaki Kawamura and Yasuhiro Shirakawa -- Japanese community policing under the microscope / Tom Ellis, Chris Lewis, Koichi Hamai and Tom Williamson -- Knowledge-based policing : future directions -- Introduction to part 2 -- Knowledge management challenges in the development of intelligence-led policing / Jerry Ratcliffe -- A cross-cultural comparison of intelligence-led policing / Frédéric Lemieux -- Reassurance policing, community intelligence and the co-production of neighbourhood order / Martin Innes and Colin Roberts -- Generating youth safety from below : situating young people at the centre of knowledge-based policing / Monique Marks and Jennifer Wood -- Identifying the neighbourhoods in neighbourhood policing : a geodemographic example of knowledge-based policing / David Ashby and Dr Foster -- Community policing and prediction / Nick Ross and Ken Pease -- Rethinking governance : conceptualizing networks and their implications for new mechanisms of governance based on reciprocity / Karen Stephenson -- Prioritizing crime problems in Belgium, according to strategic police planning : developing the national police security picture for Belgium by means of a multi-criteria decision-making model / Martine Pattyn and Paul Wouters -- Engaging communities and regulating partnerships -- Introduction to part 3 -- Neighbourhood policing and community engagement : police community support officers in the London Metropolitan Police / Les Johnston -- Integrated security : assembling knowledges and capacities / Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing.

Recent trends within community policing suggest that the next generation of community policing will be more'knowledge-based', involving a shift toward a problem-oriented and strategic use of information as a basis for management and better use of police resources. The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Policing examines how knowledge-based policing can improve the effectiveness, equity and efficiency of community policing. With contributions from a mix of academics and practitioners, this volume: Critically evaluates the effectiveness of community policing in seven countries.; Discusses in.

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