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Policing
A Text/Reader
- Carol A. Archbold - North Dakota State University, USA
October 2012 | 608 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
An innovative Text/Reader featuring the best of both worlds: author-written text and carefully selected articles
Part of the SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice, this book provides an overview of the field of policing, including a collection of carefully selected classic and contemporary articles that have previously appeared in leading journals, along with original material in a mini-chapter format that contextualizes the concepts. It provides strong coverage on the basics of policing plus current and relevant topics such as female, gay and lesbian, and racial/ethnic minorities officers, policing issues in both rural and urban settings, police misconduct, accountability and ethics, and more.
Part of the SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice, this book provides an overview of the field of policing, including a collection of carefully selected classic and contemporary articles that have previously appeared in leading journals, along with original material in a mini-chapter format that contextualizes the concepts. It provides strong coverage on the basics of policing plus current and relevant topics such as female, gay and lesbian, and racial/ethnic minorities officers, policing issues in both rural and urban settings, police misconduct, accountability and ethics, and more.
Foreword
Preface and Introduction
PART I. OVERVIEW OF THE POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES
Section 1. The History of the Police
Section 2. Progressing Beyond Traditional Policing
Section 3. The Scope of American Law Enforcement
Section 4. Police Officers and Police Culture
Section 5. Career Paths of Police Officers
PART II. POLICE OPERATIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS
Section 6. Police Organization and Leadership
Section 7. Patrol, Investigations, and Innovations in Technology
Section 8. Police Effectiveness
Section 9. Police Liability and Accountability
PART III. POLICE AND SOCIETY
Section 10. Citizens and the Police: Perceptions and Interactions
Section 11. Discretion and the Police
Section 12. Police Deviance and Ethics
Section 13. Policing in the Present and Future
Glossary
Endnotes
Credits and Sources
Index
About the Author
Nice read but not for undergrads
Criminal Justice, Western New England University
September 25, 2019
too American for UK studies
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Coventry University
March 14, 2014
A text book which provides a detailed contrast to the 'traditional' approach to policing adopted in the UK.
School of Social Sciences and Law, University of Teesside
March 13, 2013
An innovative text which provides some useful examples of contemporary policing.
Criminology and Community Justice, Sheffield Hallam University
February 9, 2013
A fascinating read offering some excellent examples to use as comparisons of policing styles.
School of Social Sciences and Law, University of Teesside
December 12, 2012
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