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Part IX - CompStat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2019

Edited by
David Weisburd  and
Anthony A. Braga
David Weisburd
Affiliation:
George Mason University, Virginia
Anthony A. Braga
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, Boston
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Summary

CompStat tributes are extensive. Compstat has been described as “perhaps the single most important organizational/administrative innovation in policing during the latter half of the 20th century” (Kelling & Sousa, 2001: 6). A Criminology and Public Policy journal editor termed Compstat “arguably one of the most significant strategic innovations in policing in the last couple of decades” (Weisburd et al., 2003: 419). The authors of a major study note that Compstat “has already been recognized as a major innovation in American policing” (Weisburd et al., 2003: 422). In 1996, Compstat was awarded the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award from the Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Former New York City Mayor Giuliani proclaimed Compstat as his administration’s “crown jewel” (Giuliani, 2002: 7).

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