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Commentary: Community Policing: A Mechanism for Successful Assimilation of Immigrant Cultures into Our Communities
Author(s) -
McCarty Ross
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.12359
Subject(s) - immigration , assimilation (phonology) , citation , mechanism (biology) , sociology , library science , political science , law , computer science , linguistics , epistemology , philosophy
In her article “Beyond Enforcement: Welcomeness, Local Law Enforcement, and Immigrants,” Linda M. Williams reaches compelling conclusions that are valuable to the law enforcement community. Th e article off ers a systematic measure for determining the eff ectiveness of any outreach eff ort we may undertake within our communities. Her research and conclusions affi rm the importance of collaboration between professional law enforcement executives and researchers in order to meet the challenges of our profession in the twenty-fi rst century.