Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control: New Metrics to Evaluate Police Performance...

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Dennis P. Rosenbaum (University of Illinois, Chicago)

Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control

New Metrics to Evaluate Police Performance and Improve Police Legitimacy

Dennis P. Rosenbaum (University of Illinois, Chicago)

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Cambridge University Press
03 July 2025

Crime & Mystery; Social issues & processes; Police & security services; Crime & criminology; Causes & prevention of crime

Series: Elements in Criminology

Today, policing in the United States is facing a crisis of legitimacy and calls for reform. This Element examines this crisis and describes the adverse effects of problematic police behavior on community members, police officers, and public safety. A critical analysis of past reform efforts is offered, including why they have had limited success in changing police operations, police culture, or styles of policing. The central thesis of this Element is that most police reforms have failed because we continue to use the wrong metrics to evaluate police performance. Cities have yet to systematically measure what matters to the public, namely how people are treated by the police. Hence, this Element proposes a new system of accountability using data from body-worn cameras and contact surveys to measure and incentivize procedural justice. Translating evidence into real organizational change should improve street-level policing, enhance police legitimacy, and improve public safety.

By: Dennis P. Rosenbaum (University of Illinois Chicago)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 268g
ISBN: 9781009612760
ISBN 10: 100961276X
Series: Elements in Criminology
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 03 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Police legitimacy; 3. The cost of modern policing; 4. The ineffectiveness of police reform; 5. Measuring what matters to the community; 6. Building and testing new systems of measurement; 7. Using data to change modern policing; 8. Research agenda; 9. Summary and conclusion; References.