@article{775353,
      recid = {775353},
      author = {Stamper, Norm,},
      title = {To protect and serve : how to fix America's police /},
      pages = {xx, 309 pages ;},
      abstract = {"Policing is in crisis. The last decade witnessed a vast  increase in police aggression, misconduct, and  militarization, along with a corresponding reduction in  transparency and accountability. Nowhere is this more  noticeable and painful than in African American and other  ethnic minority communities. Racism-from raw,  individualized versions to insidious systemic  examples-appears to be on the rise in our police  departments. Overall, our police officers have grown more  and more alienated from the people they've been hired to  serve. In To Protect and To Serve, Norm Stamper offers new  insights into the conditions that have created this crisis,  reminding us that police in a democratic society belong to  the people-and not the other way around. To Protect and To  Serve also delivers a revolutionary new model for American  law enforcement: the community-based police department. It  calls for citizen participation in all aspects of police  operations: policymaking, program development, crime  fighting and service delivery, entry-level and ongoing  education and training, oversight of police conduct, and,  especially relevant to today's challenges, joint  community-police crisis management. Nothing will ever  change until the system itself is radically restructured,  and here Norm Stamper shows us how"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/775353},
}