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Decision for Community Policing: The Cases of Victoria and South Australia

NCJ Number
107826
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: (Fall 1987) Pages: 140-153
Author(s)
J L Munro
Date Published
1987
Length
14 pages
Annotation
The two Australian police departments considered here have adopted community policing, but the activities subsumed under this label differ widely.
Abstract
The political and managerial climate of each department is examined along with the decisionmaking process that led to the implementation of the community policing style. (Publisher abstract)