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This brief chapter introduces the book and why foot patrol is fundamentally different to other forms of patrol and police work. It also outlines the foot beat experience that the authors bring to the book. The chapter outlines some of the key themes that are explored in greater depth in the rest of the work, including the pace of foot patrol, the value in taking time to patrol the community, and the possibilities for information gathering.
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Ratcliffe, J.H., Sorg, E.T. (2017). Crowd-Pleasers and Crime Fighters. In: Foot Patrol. SpringerBriefs in Criminology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65247-4_1
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