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"January 1990"--Page 1.
"This is one in a series of reports originally developed with some of the leading figures in American policing during their periodic meetings at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The reports are published so that Americans interested in the improvement and the future of policing can share in the information and perspectives that were part of extensive debates at the School's Executive Session on Policing (1985-1991)."--Page 1.
"NCJ 121019"--Page 14.
Résumé
"Kelling and Moore, in their recent interpretation of the
strategic history of American policing, succinctly summarize
that history as falling generally into three eras: (1) political,
(2) reform, and (3) community. This attempt to create
paradigms, as with all such attempts, should be seen
metaphorically, providing us with ways to crystallize the
complexities of history in simplified terms. Seen in this way,
their analysis provides useful insights and a clearer
interpretation of the changing role of police in American
society-at least with respect to the majority in that society.
Despite its utility, we find their analysis disturbingly
incomplete. It fails to take account of how slavery, segregation,
discrimination, and racism have affected the development of
American police departments-and how these factors have
affected the quality of policing in the Nation's minority
communities. Furthermore, we find Kelling and Moore to be
silent on the important role that minorities have played in the past, and will play in the future, in affecting and improving the quality of policing in America. These omissions seriously diminish the accuracy and objectivity of their analysis and make it less useful than it otherwise could be in understanding the past and predicting the future of American policing."--Page 1.