Community-Oriented Policing Strategies When Handling Nonviolent Drug Offenders

<p>In this study, I analyze the responses of police officers to questions regarding their involvement in the use of Community-Oriented Policing strategies. When the officer encounters a drug offender they must decide how to deal with the situation. There are a variety of trained responses and policies available. The data is grouped into nine variables; time in law enforcement, time in department, perceived support, perceived barriers, COP strategy, COP action, prevention, help, and citation. The data is then analyzed using structural equation modeling.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Sociology

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Layle, Michael J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Holli Drummond (Director), Dr. Douglas Smith, Dr. John White

• harm reduction
• law enforcement barriers
• crime reduction
• Criminology
• Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1174

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2176