Title:
The police in America : an introduction / Samuel Walker, Charles M. Katz.
Author:
Walker, Samuel, 1942-
Publication Information:
Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill, 2011.
Call Number:
HV8139 .W35 2011
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-b.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-d.html
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-t.html
Edition:
7th ed.
ISBN:
9780078111495
Physical Description:
xxi, 552 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Preface -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS: Police and society -- The history of the American police -- The contemporary law enforcement industry -- PART II: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Police organizations -- Police officers I: entering police work -- Police officers II: On the job -- PART III: POLICE WORK: Patrol: the backbone of policing -- Peacekeeping and order maintenance -- The police and crime -- Innovations in police strategy -- PART IV: ISSUES IN POLICING: Police discretion -- Police-community relations -- Police corruption -- Accountability of the police -- PART V: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY: The future of policing in America -- Glossary.
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