Effective policing for 21st-century Israel / / Jessica Saunders [and eight others].

• Author: Rand Safety and Justice (Program); Saunders, Jessica M., 1978-
• VerfasserIn: Saunders, Jessica M., 1978-
• TeilnehmendeR: Saunders, Jessica M., 1978-; Rand Safety and Justice (Program)
• Place / Publishing House: Santa Monica, CA : : RAND Corporation,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Gale eBooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 82 pages) :; color illustrations
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Israel has changed dramatically in the past two decades. The Israel Police is transforming itself to meet the needs of modern Israel. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, and the Israel Police asked RAND to conduct a study to address issues of public perceptions and trust in the police, benchmarking the police against other police organizations, performance measurement, and deterrence and crime prevention.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Israel Police; Need for This Study; RAND's Tasks Supporting the Israel Police; Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Israel Police; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: Understanding Public Perceptions of the Israel Police; Key Informant Interviews; Key Informants Gave Harsh (Though Not Necessarily Objective) Reviews of the Police; Conclusion; Media Analysis; The Local Press Contained the Largest Share of Police-Related News Items

Most Police-Related News Items Were Neutral, with No Detectable ToneAnalysis of Themes in Media Stories Echoed Informed Opinions; Positive Themes Focused on Police Strengths; There Were Four Broad Negative Themes; Comparison of Media Sources Provides Useful Insights into Public Perceptions; Conclusion; Focus Group Analysis; Participants Identified What They Wanted to See in a Police Force.; There Were Areas of Disagreement Among Different Groups, Including Fear of Discrimination and Fear of the Police

Participants Held Diverse Views on the Factors That Determine How a Person Is Treated by the PoliceFocus Groups Identified Desired Changes; Conclusion; Analysis of Police Interactions with the Public Using Data from Compact Video Cameras; Cameras Recorded Many Positive Interactions Involving the Police; There Were Also Several Negative Interactions; Summary; Chapter Conclusion; Chapter Three: Understanding How Other Police Forces Approach Key Policing Issues; Benchmarking the Israel Police Against U.S. Police Practices

We Matched U.S. and Israeli Forces on Predictors of Police Force Size and CompositionComparisons Identified Differences in Policing Approaches; Conclusion; Approaches to Policing in Minority Communities; Minority Policing Needs to Address the Problems of Both Overpolicing and Underpolicing; A Variety of Measures Are Used to Address Minority Policing; Systematic Research Is Lacking Regarding Other Practices; Conclusion; Methods for Implementing Responsive and Effective Policing; Community Policing; Problem-Oriented Policing; Deterrence; Use of Volunteers

Using Volunteers Has Many Potential BenefitsCountries Use Volunteers in a Variety of Ways; Effectiveness of Volunteers Is Unclear; Police Forces Face Common Challenges in Using Volunteers; Conclusion; Chapter Conclusion; Chapter Four: Recommendations for Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Israel Police; A Procedural Justice Model of Policing: Increasing Fairness, Accountability, and Effectiveness; Measuring Police Performance for Accountability; Expand Mifne to Include Public Satisfaction and Police Integrity Measures; Measure the Performance of Individual Officers

Improving Israel Police Transparency, Community Engagement, and Responsiveness