An Introduction to Policing – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9781337558754,1337558753
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- ISBN-10 : 1337558753
- ISBN-13 : 978-1337558754
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Discover the challenges, excitement and rewards of law enforcement today with Dempsey, Forst, and Carter’s AN INTRODUCTION TO POLICING, 9th Edition. Written by law enforcement veterans with extensive first-hand experience in all areas of policing, this book is an essential read for you or anyone you know who is considering a career in law enforcement. You’ll get insight into the Black Lives Matter movement, questionable police shootings of civilians and ambush shootings of police officers, strained police-community relations, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, recent terrorism incidents, Specialized Policing Responses to homeless individuals, advances in policing technology and other current issues. You’ll also find the latest research as well as up-to-date applications, statistics, court cases and information on law enforcement careers.
Table of contents:
Part I: POLICE HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION
1. Police History
2. Organizing Public Security in the United States
3. Organizing the Police Department
Part II: THE PERSONAL SIDE OF POLICING
4. Becoming a Police Officer
5. The Police Role and Police Discretion
6. Police Culture, Personality, and Police Stress
7. Minorities in Policing
8. Police Ethics and Police Deviance
Part III: POLICE OPERATIONS
9. Patrol Operations
10. Investigations
11. Police and Their Clients
12. Community Policing
13. Police and the Law
Part IV: CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING
14. Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing
15. Homeland Security