The overarching purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an examination of some of the most cutting edge issues impacting American Police. It examines both the present state of policing and what's promising in the future. In essence, the book considers the trends, issues, technologies, and challenges that define policing in the present and the impact they will have on policing in the future. It is written for an upper-level college policing course.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
This book is intended for upper level undergraduate and graduate criminal justice and policing students. It would also be useful to police administrators, trainers and criminal justice policy makers.
Illustrationen
35 s/w Abbildungen
35 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4987-0513-4 (9781498705134)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Michael L. Birzer, PhD, is affiliated with Wichita State University. His academic interests center on police operations and police behavior, police training, racial profiling and qualitative research methods. He has published over 40 refereed journal articles, dozens of technical reports and trade magazine publications as well as nine textbooks.
Autor*in
Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
The Law Enforcement Enterprise. The Development of the American Police. Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers. Training. College Education: Is It Necessary for Police Officers? Police Organization, Management and Leadership. Technology and the Future. Police Patrol Operations. Community Oriented Policing. Criminal Investigations. Policing Diverse Communities. Racial Profiling. When Police Do Wrong. The Toll of Police Work.
