Police patrol on foot in areas with high gang presence. Assessments for police education

Authors

  • Augusto Rigoberto López Ramírez Centro de Investigación Científica, Academia Nacional de Seguridad Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v7i1.4313

Keywords:

Territorial control, police education, policing, foot patrol policing, police discretionality, El Salvador

Abstract

This article submits a qualitative research carried out with El Salvador’s police officers in 2016, which explains the factors involved in adjusting the ways in which foot patrol is carried out in areas with high gang presence. It analyzes the influence of police education, the adverse territorial environment and institutional conditions over the interests and priorities of the patrol. The findings indicate three adjustment mechanisms for patrolling in areas with gang presence. It is an important feedback for police education in order to find the best ways to impact the teaching of patrolling.

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Author Biography

Augusto Rigoberto López Ramírez, Centro de Investigación Científica, Academia Nacional de Seguridad Pública

Licenciado en Sociología por la Universidad de El Salvador, con Maestría en Didáctica y Postgrado en Gestión Científica. Ha desempeñado funciones docentes a nivel universitario y en la Academia Nacional de Seguridad Pública. Actualmente es investigador del CINC-ANSP y Editor Asistente de la revista “Policía y Seguridad Pública”.
Educación Policial

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Published

2017-07-07

How to Cite

López Ramírez, A. R. (2017). Police patrol on foot in areas with high gang presence. Assessments for police education. Police and Public Security Journal, 7(1), 271–320. https://doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v7i1.4313

Issue

Año 7, Vol. 1, Enero - Junio 2017

Section

Academic Articles

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