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20 J. Contemp. Crim. Just. 5 (2004)

handle is hein.journals/jccj20 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITORIAL COMMENT T his issue is devoted to the question of the effectiveness of police opera- tions. Improving the quality of life for communities by reducing crime has been a central issue of the past 20 years. In this issue, there are three articles that deal with the various aspects of effectiveness. John Barbrey examines the impact of drugs and crime in public housing. A number of approaches to these related problems have been devel- oped over the years-most recently, the Drug Elimination Program offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Barbrey's study features geographic analysis of data to determine the effectiveness of police efforts in Knoxville to deal with drug trafficking in public housing properties. Garcia, Nesbary, and Gu conduct an analysis of police stress-another sig- nificant topic in the field. Against the backdrop of declining crime rates as an intervening variable, these authors give specific attention to police stressors that have been traditionally supported by research. Walsh and Vito express their thoughts concerning a new police paradigm, Compstat, and how it has been viewed by both academics and practitioners. Rejoinders by Kania and Magers add to the continued debate over the nature of Compstat, its effective- ness, and its effect on police operations. Finally, it has been a personal pleasure to put this issue together. I have been associated with this journal almost since its inception. My colleagues in the Department of Criminal Justice, Jack Kenney and George Rush, devel- oped and firmly established this journal in criminal justice. I devote this issue to Jack's memory and to the hard work of my great friend George. I am cer- tain that Chris Eskridge, another personal friend and colleague, will continue the quality of this publication. - Gennaro F Vito Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 20 No. 1, February 2004 5 DOI: 10.1177/1043986203262296 © 2004 Sage Publications 5

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