Beyond the Police
Community-Led Partnerships for Meaningful Crime Prevention and Social Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Gill (0000-0002-6037-7614, corresponding author), David Weisburd (0000-0003-3778-5190), Madeline K Mcpherson, Madeline McPherson (0000-0002-9296-7846) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 714 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 150-168 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027162251343698 |
| OpenAlex | W4412694653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 65 |
The police are traditionally seen as experts in crime prevention, and a large body of research supports the effectiveness of police-led prevention initiatives targeted at crime hot spots. However, there is growing interest in identifying alternative prevention efforts that do not rely on the police, especially with youth in communities that have challenging relationships with the formal justice system. This article reports on a quasi-experimental evaluation of an innovative school- and community-led crime prevention partnership that prioritized social justice and social impact. The partnership was associated with modest but statistically significant reductions in calls for service and reported offenses in the treatment areas. Results for juvenile-involved offenses were not statistically significant, but the magnitude and direction of that effect were similar to the other results. We discuss the benefits and challenges of leveraging informal social controls to prevent crime "beyond the police
Community policing · Crime prevention · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Political science · Public relations · Social justice · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |