This is anexcellent collection of primary research studies in policing. B Loveday, Deputy Director, Insitute of Criminal Justice Studies

• Introduction 1. POLICE RESOURCES Introduction Colin Loftin and David McDowall: The Police, Crime, and Economic Theory: An Assessment 2. PATROL Introduction George L. Kelling, Tony Pate, Duane Dieckman, and Charles E. Brown: The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment: A Summary Report 3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE Introduction Stephen Percy: Response Time and Citizen Evaluation of Police 4. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Introduction Peter W. Greenwood and Joan Petersilia: The Criminal Investigation Process: Volume 1: Summary and Policy Recommendations Wesley G. Skogan and George E. Antunes: Information, Apprehension, and Deterrence: Exploring the Limits of Police Productivity 5. COMMUNITY POLICING Introduction Criminal Justice Commission: Beat Policing: A Case Study Mary Ann Wycoff and Wesley G. Skogan: Community Policing in Madison: An Analysis of Implementation and Impact 6. EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT Introduction Lawrence W. Sherman and Dennis P. Rogan: Effects of Gun Seizures on Gun Violence: "Hot Spots" Patrol in Kansas City 7. STREET-LEVEL DRUG ENFORCEMENT Introduction David Weisburd and Lorraine Green: Policing Drug Hot Spots: The Jersey City Drug Market Analysis Experiment 8. SPOUSE ASSAULT Introduction Lawrence W. Sherman and Richard A. Berk: The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault Conclusion