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"This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems. The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police inst."@en
"The purpose of this text is to inform the student about policing in American society. The author begins with an overview of who the police are and what their duties entail in the first chapter. The text moves on to an outline of the history of policing in America followed by a discussion of the modern organization of police agencies. The author offers discussions about police management, police discretion, police use of force, police culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability, and the future of policing in America. The text also includes a chapter on police strategies for controlling the drug problem in modern society. The author includes many theoretical analyses of these topics using such theories as human relations organizational theory and systems theory, among others."
"This study guide was created to complement Policing in America, 5th edition. It is not designed to serve as a substitute for the textbook. You will need to read the book to fully understand the concepts, and you will need the textbook to complete portions of this guide."@en
"In the field of law enforcement in the United States, it is essential to know the contemporary problems being faced and combine that knowledge with empirical research and theoretical reasoning to arrive at best practices and an understanding of policing. Policing in America, Eighth Edition, provides a thorough analysis of the key issues in policing today, and offers an issues-oriented discussion focusing on critical concerns such as personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability, and police-commun."@en
"This text is intended to provide an overview of contemporary police work and the issues facing the police and society, as well as an assessment of recommended future directions in policing. The first chapter explains the structure of the government, the separation of powers, and the principles of Federalism; the roles and functions of police in the criminal justice system; and the nature of Federal, State, and local police agencies. A chapter on the history of policing provides an overview of policing in ancient times and traces police development in England and the United States. Police personnel systems are examined with respect to a theory of police selection; affirmative action and police selection; the selection process; basic, field, and in-service training; police officer career development; and the impact of race and gender on police careers. An analysis of police organization and management focus on principles and levels of police organization and administration, classical organizational principles, human relations organizational theory, and systems theory and policing. Further chapters discuss police operations, including patrol, investigations, traffic law enforcement, and police paramilitary units; the nature and use of police discretion and the control of police discretion; and varying perspectives on police culture, behavior, and police occupational stress. Other chapters focus on police ethics, police misconduct, and police use of force; civil liability and the police; public attitudes toward the police; police-community relations; the police role in crime prevention; and drug policies and drug law enforcement. The final chapter examines the future of policing, with emphasis on predictions regarding police roles and functions, political and legal change, and technology; the management of information and communication with enhanced technology; and technology for field operations. Tables, figures, photographs, chapter reference lists, glossary, and name and subject indexes."
"The purpose of this text is to inform the student about policing in American society. The author begins with an overview of who the police are and what their duties entail in the first chapter. The text moves on to an outline of the history of policing in America followed by a discussion of the modern organization of police agencies. The author offers discussions about police management, police discretion, police use of force, police culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability, and the future of policing in America. The text also includes a chapter on police strategies for controlling the drug problem in modern society. The author includes many theoretical analyses of these topics using such theories as human relations organizational theory and systems theory, among others. The goal of the study guide is to help the reader of the textbook understand the main components of the text chapters. Each chapter of the study guide first presents a chapter outline in which the main themes of the text chapter are displayed. Next, the study guide offers a section on the key concepts of the text chapter, with corresponding definitions. Finally, each chapter of the study guide tests a reader's comprehension by providing fill-in-the-blank questions of the main terms of the text chapter. The answers for these questions are located at the back of the study guide."
"The purpose of this text is to inform the student about policing in American society. The author begins with an overview of who the police are and what their duties entail in the first chapter. The text moves on to an outline of the history of policing in America followed by a discussion of the modern organization of police agencies. The author offers discussions about police management, police discretion, police use of force, police culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability, and the future of policing in America. The text also includes a chapter on police strategies for controlling the drug problem in modern society. The author includes many theoretical analyses of these topics using such theories as human relations organizational theory and systems theory, among others. The goal of the study guide is to help the reader of the textbook understand the main components of the text chapters. Each chapter of the study guide first presents a chapter outline in which the main themes of the text chapter are displayed. Next, the study guide offers a section on the key concepts of the text chapter, with corresponding definitions. Finally, each chapter of the study guide tests a reader's comprehension by providing fill-in-the-blank questions of the main terms of the text chapter. The answers for these questions are located at the back of the study guide."@en

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