Compstat and community policing are powerful movements in U.S. police reform. Although different in important respects, both are heralded for being strategic, or strengthening a police organization's capacity to detect changes in crime and disorder and respond effectively. Using data from six focus groups, this study examines how first-line supervisors reported making decisions and offering guidance on crime and disorder problems. Its major finding is that co-implementation of these reforms had affected supervision unevenly. A challenge to policymakers and researchers is to reconsider how patrol supervision in co-implementing departments might be restructured to strengthen the strategic dimensions of both reforms. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.
First-Line Supervision and Strategic Decision Making Under Compstat and Community Policing
NCJ Number
244892
Journal
Criminal Justice Policy Review Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Dated: March 2013 Pages: 235-256
Date Published
March 2013
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This study examined how first-line supervisors reported making decisions and offering guidance on crime and disorder problems.
Abstract