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Citizen Organizations In Policing Issues And Crime Prevention: Incentives For Participation
Abstract
Many neighborhood organizations, either independently or at the initiative of police officials, are encouraging residents to take crime preventive measures or other cooperative action with local police; others are pressuring police officials for changes in service policy. The paper develops and empirically tests Mancur Olson's thesis that selective incen¬tives must be offered to induce participation in such collective endeavors. Relationships between types of incentives offered to members, type of collective action promoted, and extent to which residents participate are examined. Analysis is based upon organizations in the St. Louis, Rochester, and Tampa-St. Petersburg SMSAs which are promoting such coproductive or advocacy activities. Data from in-depth interviews with organization leaders is examined to determine incentives used and activities promoted. This is coupled with a survey of citizens in 60 neighborhoods across the three sites, and a survey of police officers serving the neighborhoods to indicate extent of resident participation in these activities.
Journal
(January/April 1978)
vol7
no1
pages45-58
Categories
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Citizen/Political Nonprofits
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Citizen Participation and Involvement
