The Police in America: An Introduction – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9781259140761,1259140768
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1259140768
- ISBN-13 : 978-1259140761
- Author: Samuel Walker, Charles Katz
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. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.
Table contents:
Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1: Police and Society
Chapter 2: The History of the American Police
Chapter 3: The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry
Part II: Officers and Organizations
Chapter 4: Police Organizations
Chapter 5: Police Officers I: Entering Police Work
Chapter 6: Police Officers II: On the Job
Part III: Police Work
Chapter 7: Patrol: The Backbone of Policing
Chapter 8: Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance
Chapter 9: The Police and Crime
Chapter 10: Innovations in Police Strategy
Part IV: Issues in Policing
Chapter 11: Police Discretion
Chapter 12: Police-Community Relations
Chapter 13: Police Corruption
Chapter 14: Accountability of the Police
Part V: Challenges for a New Century
Chapter 15: The Future of Policing in America
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