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From the outside looking in: the praxis dilemma of linking psychopolitical validity with community policing
Author(s) -
Williams Brian N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20226
Subject(s) - praxis , dilemma , sociology , linkage (software) , political science , psychology , criminology , social psychology , epistemology , law , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The author applies the concept of psychopolitical validity beyond the confines of the academy to the contemporary practice of American community policing. As such, it presents the promise and pitfalls of this potential union by highlighting points of linkage and places of conflict and tension and provides a commentary on the praxis dilemma of grafting the theoretical with the practical. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.