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Summary: NYPD Battles Crime
Review: As British police forces look towards USA strategies those interested will find this book extremely well written and easily read. It provides an insight into the development of the New York approaches and provides some interesting background comments. A must for those interested in police studies or a middle to senior manager in the British Police or elsewhere
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Summary: Good but Misleading
Review: Dr. Silverman's book is an excellent description of the organizational change process orchestrated by the NYPD. Unfortunately, he failed to grasp the old saying that if something is too good to be true, it probably isn't true. The amount of crime and number of murders did drop substantially in New York as Silverman attests. What he fails to mention is that crime in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco (to name a few cities) experienced nearly identical drops in crime during the same time frame and they did not implement NYPD's innovations. The NYPD was merely the beneficiaries of a trend (which actually started in 1991--before the innovations were implemented), rather than the trend's architect. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than to be good.
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Summary: Everyone should read this book
Review: I envy the students of Law, Criminal Justice etc. who will be using Dr. Silverman's book as a text book. It is a very well written, exciting account of how the largest police departement in the world used enlightened management techiques and a sophisticated computer system to drastically reduce crime in New York City. Business students and corporate managers can benefit from reading the book as well.The Deming-like management techniques used by the NYPD would benefit any organization.This book is for anyone who wants to be well informed.
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Summary: Everyone should read this book
Review: I envy the students of Law, Criminal Justice etc. who will be using Dr. Silverman's book as a text book. It is a very well written, exciting account of how the largest police departement in the world used enlightened management techiques and a sophisticated computer system to drastically reduce crime in New York City. Business students and corporate managers can benefit from reading the book as well.The Deming-like management techniques used by the NYPD would benefit any organization.This book is for anyone who wants to be well informed.
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Summary: Fundimental to understanding contemporary policing and crime
Review: It's rare for an scholarly work to be so timely. Lay and academic readers alike will learn a great deal about the capacity for organizational change to aid in the reduction of crime. A fair, thorough and a non-ideological look at policing in NYC.
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Summary: Good but Misleading
Review: Mr. Silverman does a wonderful job here. The author makes a very complicated subject easy to understand and read. Silverman brings you right into the workings of the NYPD. The breakdown of the strategies that the NYPD implemented to combat crime was remarkable. Silverman explains Compstat so that the reader can fully understand its meaning and usefulness. This book was not written just for the police world but, for the communities that they serve. If you want to see how the real boys in blue catch the bad guys this book is a must.
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Summary: Must-read
Review: NYPD Battles Crime is a scholarly review of a process that not only affected New York City but is being adopted by many other police departments. Prof. Silverman has "insider" access, and gives the reader a detailed view of the politics behind the procedures. This book is also a fascinating look at the way change is implimented in a large organization. I have put NYPD Battles Crime on the reading list for my classes--it is a "must-read" for anyone who is interested in current trends in the criminal justice profession.
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Summary: Must-read
Review: NYPD Battles Crime is a scholarly review of a process that not only affected New York City but is being adopted by many other police departments. Prof. Silverman has "insider" access, and gives the reader a detailed view of the politics behind the procedures. This book is also a fascinating look at the way change is implimented in a large organization. I have put NYPD Battles Crime on the reading list for my classes--it is a "must-read" for anyone who is interested in current trends in the criminal justice profession.
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Summary: An Inside View
Review: Professor Silverman's presents an excellent account of the crime reduction (especially the reduction of murders) attained by the NYPD in the middle and late 1990's. Professor Silverman, while working with the NYPD and researching the crime reduction phenomena as an objective scholar, details the external historical factors and broad organizational policy changes of the NYPD which led to the dramatic crime reduction. A must read for policing policy makers and academics alike.
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Summary: Superb Writing!
Review: This research book about the inner workings of the New York Police Department and how they brought down the crime rate is very well written. It is a good read whether you are a professional crime fighter or a lay person like myself. If you live in a community whose crime rate is exceptionally high, there are ideas in this book that you can explore with your local police officials and politicians. If you live in an area where the crime rate has dropped, it is probably because your community has embraced the concepts of the New York Police Department that Professor Silverman covers so brilliantly.
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