The police in America : an introduction / Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University.
2018
KF5399 .W35 2018 (Mapit)
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Uniform Title
Police in America. Ninth edition
Title
The police in America : an introduction / Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University.
Added Author
Edition
Ninth edition.
Imprint
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Description
xxii, 598 pages : illustrations
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Foundations
Police and society
The history of the american police
The contemporary law enforcement industry
Officers and organizations
Police organizations
Police officers i: entering police work
Police officers ii: on the job
Police work
Patrol: the backbone of policing
Peacekeeping and order maintenance
The police and crime
Innovations in police strategy
Issues in policing
Police discretion
Legitimacy and community relations
Police corruption
Accountability of the police
Challenges for a new century
The future of policing in america
Glossary.
Foundations
Police and society
The history of the american police
The contemporary law enforcement industry
Officers and organizations
Police organizations
Police officers i: entering police work
Police officers ii: on the job
Police work
Patrol: the backbone of policing
Peacekeeping and order maintenance
The police and crime
Innovations in police strategy
Issues in policing
Police discretion
Legitimacy and community relations
Police corruption
Accountability of the police
Challenges for a new century
The future of policing in america
Glossary.
Summary
The Police in America provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, this text is designed to offer students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do, the problems they face, and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. Using timely articles and excerpts, the authors take readers beyond the headlines and statistics to present a comprehensive and contemporary overview of what it means to be a police officer. -- Provided by publisher.
Note
Revised edition of the authors' The police in America, c2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Call Number
KF5399 .W35 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781259140761 (alkaline paper)
1259140768 (alkaline paper)
1259140768 (alkaline paper)
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