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Enhancing police legitimacy by integrating Compstat and community policing

Enhancing police legitimacy by integrating Compstat and community policing Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine how Compstat and community policing, two of the most highly‐touted police reforms to have emerged in the US over the last 25 years, might be integrated to help enhance police organizational legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach – The article provides a conceptual framework to illuminate the different ways that each of these reforms, at least in theory, tries to promote legitimacy. In doing so, it proposes that Compstat's focus on outcomes might be more tightly linked to community policing's emphasis on the processes through which police interact with community members. Findings – The article suggests three possible ways for police organizations to develop public trust and support: systematic reporting of community problems at Compstat meetings; involving the community in problem‐solving efforts; and using Compstat maps and statistics to help mitigate perceptions of unfairness. Research limitations/implications – The article highlights the value of alternative conceptualizations for co‐implementing Compstat and community policing and the need for testing these ideas. Practical implications – Identifying some different ways that Compstat and community policing may help foster favorable social judgments of police organizations could lead law enforcement agencies to reconsider how these reforms are currently co‐implemented in their departments. Social implications – A more integrated Compstat and community policing model could potentially contribute to fairer and more responsive policing practices. Originality/value – The paper is valuable to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers because it lays out a framework for understanding the legitimacy‐conferring benefits of these reforms and provides some practical suggestions for how they might be more closely linked. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1363-951X
DOI
10.1108/13639511111180261
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine how Compstat and community policing, two of the most highly‐touted police reforms to have emerged in the US over the last 25 years, might be integrated to help enhance police organizational legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach – The article provides a conceptual framework to illuminate the different ways that each of these reforms, at least in theory, tries to promote legitimacy. In doing so, it proposes that Compstat's focus on outcomes might be more tightly linked to community policing's emphasis on the processes through which police interact with community members. Findings – The article suggests three possible ways for police organizations to develop public trust and support: systematic reporting of community problems at Compstat meetings; involving the community in problem‐solving efforts; and using Compstat maps and statistics to help mitigate perceptions of unfairness. Research limitations/implications – The article highlights the value of alternative conceptualizations for co‐implementing Compstat and community policing and the need for testing these ideas. Practical implications – Identifying some different ways that Compstat and community policing may help foster favorable social judgments of police organizations could lead law enforcement agencies to reconsider how these reforms are currently co‐implemented in their departments. Social implications – A more integrated Compstat and community policing model could potentially contribute to fairer and more responsive policing practices. Originality/value – The paper is valuable to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers because it lays out a framework for understanding the legitimacy‐conferring benefits of these reforms and provides some practical suggestions for how they might be more closely linked.

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Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 8, 2011

Keywords: Community policing; Compstat; Legitimacy; Integration; Policing; Police reform; United States of America; Management strategy

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