Citizen perspectives on community policing
Subtitle: a case study in Athens, Georgia
By: Brian N. Williams.
Series: SUNY series in new directions in crime and justice studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press; State Univ of New York Pr
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Police -- Georgia -- Athens -- Public opinion; Police -- Georgia -- Athens -- Attitudes; Community policing -- Georgia -- Athens -- Public opinion; Police-community relations -- Georgia -- Athens; Urban poor -- Georgia -- Athens -- Attidudes; Athens (Ga.) -- Public opinion
Description: This book examines the perspectives of inner-city residents in Athens, Georgia and focuses on policing, community policing, and the co-production of law enforcement.

A qualitative, non-experimental research design with focus-group interviewing is used to collect, explore, and examine the perceptions and attitudes of East Athens residents and community policing officers. The focus-group technique enables the researchers to gather in-depth data on the expectations of these inner-city residents and the implications for public administrations serving this community.

The results of this study examine not only the police service delivery and community policing effort in question, but also more general efforts of implementation and evaluation of public policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-144) and index.