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Drug trafficking and related disorders are common in public housing properties. This research draws from a sitespecific, multidimensional study of an urban public housing authority plagued with drug distribution and related crime. Focus group interviews and face-to-face surveys yield a vivid description of the residents’ perceptions of crime, disorder, and the impact on their lives. An analysis of the community-policing response reveals implementation problems which call into question some of the underlying assumptions community-policing advocates often take for granted.
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Walsh, W.F., Vito, G.F., Tewksbury, R. et al. Fighting back in bright leaf: Community policing and drug trafficking in public housing. Am J Crim Just 25, 77–92 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02886812
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