The Unraveling of Public Security in the United States: The Dark Side of Police-Community Co-Production
In this article we review the emergence of police-community ‘co-production’, as a prominent crime control paradigm in the United States. We argue that although allowing citizens to co-produce through programs like Neighborhood Watch may be beneficial in many respects, such co-production is not an un...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-154 |
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| Summary: | In this article we review the emergence of police-community ‘co-production’, as a prominent crime control paradigm in the United States. We argue that although allowing citizens to co-produce through programs like Neighborhood Watch may be beneficial in many respects, such co-production is not an unmitigated virtue. While its proponents contend that co-production promises to enrich the provision of public security in the United States, recent events have reinforced warnings voiced by policing scholars and practitioners of a dark side that also continues to threaten, not enhance, public security. As such, we advocate that the future co-production should be embraced cautiously, and its downside risks managed with care. |
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| ISSN: | 1936-1351 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12103-012-9194-y |
