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Crime Control

The Use and Misuse of Police Resources

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. David John Farmer

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

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Part of the book series: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (CJPS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Crime and Police Resources: A Policy Agenda

    1. Crime and Police Resources: A Policy Agenda

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 1-31

  3. Policy Administration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. The Science of Policing

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 35-54

    3. The Art of Policing

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 55-82

  4. Policy Formulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Politics and Policing

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 85-119

    3. Purpose and Policing

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 121-132

  5. Policy Leadership

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. New Community Approach

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 135-150

    3. A New Managerial Approach

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 151-173

  6. Policy Beginnings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. The Police Manager

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 177-189

    3. The Elected Official

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 191-197

    4. Epilogue

      • David John Farmer
      Pages 199-202

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 203-233
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About this book

The question of how to use police resources productively, par­ ticularly in this era of tight municipal budgets, is a major con­ cern for police chiefs and others responsible for crime control. In Crime Control: The Use and Misuse of Police Resources, David J. Farmer provides new insights into this question and sug­ gests a practical resource allocation approach for police poli­ cymakers and administrators. The book documents the results of current police resource allocation practices and describes the major research studies that have identified a need to restructure police field operations. It very usefully outlines the development and nature of allocation techniques and ana­ lyzes the political contexts which influence resource alloca,., tion. After describing planning at the neighborhood level that should inform the allocation process, the author provides a comprehensive "planning-budgeting-resources allocation" approach to managing a productive police department. This comprehensive approach is illustrated by an account of the Manpower Allocation Review System (MARS), which the author developed and introduced in the New York City Police Department in 1972 when I was commissioner. As I can vii FOREWORD viii attest, the MARS approach had practical utility. For the author, it served as a forerunner to the more elaborate system he describes in this book.

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  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

    David John Farmer

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