TY - JOUR PY - 2004// TI - The MJTF as a Type of Coordination Compatible with both the Police Consolidation and Community Policing Movements JO - Police practice and research A1 - Shernock, Stan SP - 67 EP - 85 VL - 5 IS - 1 N2 - In the 1990s, there was a proliferation of the multi-jurisdictional task force (MJTF), a de facto form of consolidation, which, according to Peter Phillips (Police Forum, 9 (3), 1–6, 1999), is compatible with community-oriented policing (COP), because, unlike consolidation, it does not threaten citizens’ close contact with and control over their police. This paper analyzes how police, judges, prosecutors, and social workers in a small metropolitan area perceive the compatibility between COP and an MJTF dealing with family violence with which they are involved. Moreover, it examines the degree to which evaluations of the MJTF’s role specialization, community liaison, cooperation with prosecutors and social welfare personnel, victim assistance, and effectiveness are related to the differential perception of the MJTF’s contribution to COP.

LA - SN - 1561-4263 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1561426042000191332 ID - ref1 ER -