Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century
Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Murder
Published on 11. September 2024
Book
Hardback
306 pages
978-1-5381-8819-4 (ISBN)
Description
Based on personal experience and academic research, Tom Barker shines a light on the dark side of American policing by examining misconduct and corruption as occupational and workplace forms of deviance. Barker outlines patterns of rule breaking and criminal behavior while providing strategies for management and control. This textbook is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, criminology, justice studies, sociology, and public administration.
Reviews / Votes
I have been working in the field of law enforcement for over twenty years as a researcher, trainer, and consultant, and I learned a great deal from this text myself. Tom Barker has crafted a well-supported text that, even for those who might disagree with some of its content, one cannot argue with the quality and breadth of material used to inform it. Barker's presentation of his experience in policing and academia adds a layer of nuance and complexity to this book that makes ignoring his premise difficult and delivers the message all the more clearly. I would assign this book to my police cadets in our police academy to illustrate the problems in the profession, as it would complement some of the other material we cover. This book will make students and instructors rethink some of their assumptions about the history of policing. We need texts like this to continue the discussions about change in law enforcement, which are so desperately needed for a future generation of officers and law enforcement executives to improve the profession. -- David Bugg, SUNY Potsdam Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century addresses current issues in law enforcement today, especially when focusing on police accountability and transparency. This text gives me the opportunity to dig deeper into the issues of policing in my 21st Century Policing course, with great examples to support the material. Realistic, bold, honest, eye-opening, and transparent. -- Mildred Johnson, Geneva College Solid book about policing and criminal justice from a critical perspective. -- Scott Mathers, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania This book is a wonderful read for students, researchers, police practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in understanding why the American police have encountered such a tremendous national crisis at this very moment. -- Xiaochen Hu, Fayetteville State University; co-author of <i>Electronic Community-Oriented Policing</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student, Interest Age: From 18 to 22 years
Illustrations
1 BW Illustration, 8 Tables, 23 Textboxes
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-8819-4 (9781538188194)
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09/2024
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Person
Dr. Tom Barker is a former police officer, a police academy instructor, a college and university instructor, and a college dean. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies. He has authored or coauthored seventeen books, including six that have gone into multiple editions-one, nine editions. Dr. Barker is considered a national and international expert in several areas: law-enforcement practices, including reform, and adult criminal gangs-street, prison, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Since his retirement from college teaching in 2000, he has devoted his time to full-time writing and research.
Content
Preface: Looking in the Rear View Mirror
First Attempt at Police Deviance Classification
Intersection of Occupational and Organizational Factors: Workplace Setting
Policing's Dark Side
Part I: The Genesis
Chapter 1: Overview of Police Deviance
Local American Policework Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Homicide
Police Misconduct is a Social Justice Issue
American Police Reform
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2: Policing's Paradox
Evolution of Policing
The Development of American Policing
Code of Ethics Violated from the Beginning
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Part II: Types and Patterns of Police Deviance: Police Misconduct
Chapter 3: Police Sexual Misconduct and its Types
Police Sexual Misconduct: The Sleazy Blue Line
Typology of American Police Sexual Misconduct
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4: Police Misconduct: Police Lying
Police Lying Is Normal Police Behavior
Police Lying in Its Historical Context
American Policing and Police Lying
Categories of Police Lies
Dealing With Cops with Known Credibility Problems
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: Wrongful Convictions: False Confessions and Official Misconduct
False Confessions Resulting from Police Torture
The American Accusatory Interrogation System: Through the Guilt-Presumptive Lens
Wrongful Convictions
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6: Expanding Police Misconduct: Misuse of Confidential Information, Identity Theft, and Stealing Time
Misuse of Confidential Information
American Crime-Sharing Database Misuse
Identity Theft by Law-Enforcement Officers
Police Misconduct: Stealing Time
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Part III: Police Corruption and Criminal Law-Enforcement Officers: Malfeasance
Chapter 7: Rule Breaking Cops: Malfeasance
Patterns of Police Corruption
Conclusion
Discussion Question
Chapter 8: Criminal Cops: When the Bad Guys Wear Badges
A Brief History of American Criminal Cops
Police Graft in America: The Beginning
American Systematic Police Corruption and Crime in the 1970s and 1980s
What is the Nature and Extent of American Police Crimes?
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: "Bad to the Bone" Killer Cops and Criminal Cop Drug Dealers
Criminal Cops: A Historical Fact
National and International Police Occupational Problems
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10: Federal and Corrections Law-Enforcement Occupational or Workplace Deviance
Corrections Agencies and Corrections Officers
Federal Law-Enforcement Agencies
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11: Twenty-First-Century American Policing
American Police-Work Occupation
Twenty-First-Century American Policing Behavior
Deja Vu All over Again
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author
First Attempt at Police Deviance Classification
Intersection of Occupational and Organizational Factors: Workplace Setting
Policing's Dark Side
Part I: The Genesis
Chapter 1: Overview of Police Deviance
Local American Policework Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Homicide
Police Misconduct is a Social Justice Issue
American Police Reform
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2: Policing's Paradox
Evolution of Policing
The Development of American Policing
Code of Ethics Violated from the Beginning
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Part II: Types and Patterns of Police Deviance: Police Misconduct
Chapter 3: Police Sexual Misconduct and its Types
Police Sexual Misconduct: The Sleazy Blue Line
Typology of American Police Sexual Misconduct
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4: Police Misconduct: Police Lying
Police Lying Is Normal Police Behavior
Police Lying in Its Historical Context
American Policing and Police Lying
Categories of Police Lies
Dealing With Cops with Known Credibility Problems
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: Wrongful Convictions: False Confessions and Official Misconduct
False Confessions Resulting from Police Torture
The American Accusatory Interrogation System: Through the Guilt-Presumptive Lens
Wrongful Convictions
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6: Expanding Police Misconduct: Misuse of Confidential Information, Identity Theft, and Stealing Time
Misuse of Confidential Information
American Crime-Sharing Database Misuse
Identity Theft by Law-Enforcement Officers
Police Misconduct: Stealing Time
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Part III: Police Corruption and Criminal Law-Enforcement Officers: Malfeasance
Chapter 7: Rule Breaking Cops: Malfeasance
Patterns of Police Corruption
Conclusion
Discussion Question
Chapter 8: Criminal Cops: When the Bad Guys Wear Badges
A Brief History of American Criminal Cops
Police Graft in America: The Beginning
American Systematic Police Corruption and Crime in the 1970s and 1980s
What is the Nature and Extent of American Police Crimes?
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: "Bad to the Bone" Killer Cops and Criminal Cop Drug Dealers
Criminal Cops: A Historical Fact
National and International Police Occupational Problems
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10: Federal and Corrections Law-Enforcement Occupational or Workplace Deviance
Corrections Agencies and Corrections Officers
Federal Law-Enforcement Agencies
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11: Twenty-First-Century American Policing
American Police-Work Occupation
Twenty-First-Century American Policing Behavior
Deja Vu All over Again
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author