The Last Neighborhood Cops: The Rise and Fall of Community Policing in New York Public Housing
In: Critical Issues in Crime and Society
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The "Last Neighborhood Cops," Community Policing, and the History of Law Enforcement in Urban America -- 1. "Our Buildings Must Be Patrolled by Foot": Policing Public Housing and New York City Politics, 1934-1960 -- 2. "A Paradox in Urban Law Enforcement": Residents, Officers, and the Making of Community Policing in NYCHA, 1960-1980 -- 3. A Confluence of Crises: The 1970s and the Undermining of Community Policing -- 4. The End of Community Policing, 1980-1995 -- 5. A Return to Origins and the Merger, 1990-1995: Losing, Saving-and Losing the Housing Police Again -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR