Description: Sam Walker, a luminary in the field of policing, is know for his ability to communicate complex issues in a manner that readers can understand and appreciate. While focusing on external citizen oversight procedures, much of the material applies with equal force to internal police complaint procedures, focusing readers on the big picture of police accountability.
-- Several oversight agencies are discussed, showing how the better agencies look beyond individual complaints, how they address a wide range of police department problems, and how they have helped to develop a new climate of police accountability. Agencies that have nor been as successful are also reviews to shoe readers why some have worked and why some have not.
-- This book examines the best and worst practices in citizen oversight of police, explores the notable failures, and develops a concrete program for improving policing.
-- This book covers the demand for police accountability, the independent review of complaints and the criteria for evaluation, the monitoring role, and the overall effectiveness of citizen oversight, giving readers a top to bottom look at this important topic.

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