Abstract
Abstract Do communities recognize and respond to deprofessionalized models of police service? This study tracks newspaper coverage of police and safety issues during an experimental foot patrol program. Content analysis of nonnews items confirms that police are evaluated more positively, depicted as more active but not made more visible overall after the first full year of program operation. The need for more community-level evidence of police impact is considered.
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