Impact of Community Policing on Police Personnel: A Quasi-Experimental Test
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Crime & Delinquency
- Vol. 40 (3) , 331-353
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128794040003003
Abstract
An evaluation was conducted to estimate the effects of a well-funded community policing demonstration program in Joliet, Illinois. Using a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design, changes in officers' perceptions and behaviors were examined over a 2-year period, during which time they were exposed to new training programs, organizational restructuring, and problem-solving activities. The results showed few changes in officers' perceptions of management practices or job satisfaction, but documented positive gains in attitudes and knowledge about community policing and some street-level behaviors. Alternative explanations for the results are discussed.Keywords
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