Building a model for policing communities with competing and converging interests
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Title
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Building a model for policing communities with competing and converging interests
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:e3934038c8ec:10960
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identifier
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11051
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Creator
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Wilder, Kideste M.,
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Contributor
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Todd Clear | Delores D. Jones-Brown
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Criminology | Public policy | African American studies | African Americans | policing | public space | race/ethnicity | racial composition of place | situational crime prevention
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Abstract
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The present study utilizes grounded theoretical methods to explore the distribution of police services across various public and semi-public spaces, local perceptions of police and policing, and the impact of police practices on diverse segments of the community. Using survey and focus group interviews, in conjunction with structured observation and content analysis, this work considers the function of race/ethnicity in the policing of commercial public and semi-public space. The study adds a new dimension to past research by examining the policing of African Americans across ethnically diverse shared public spaces within a tourism-driven resort area in a Southern metropolis. A multimethod approach has revealed variability in police practices across time and within places, allowing comparisons between varied public and semi-public spaces and among stakeholders of diverse backgrounds. Innovations in police policy and procedures within the target area have led to more stringent policing practices directed at select publics in efforts to create a "family friendly resort community". These findings contribute to the understanding of how competing group interests influence the allocation of police services in different environments, illuminating the process of negotiation that the police and the public pursue in the development of acceptable and effective policing.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Criminal Justice
