Policing Trends and Issues in America
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2035
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4987-0513-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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.
Illustrations
35 s/w Abbildungen
35 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4987-0513-4 (9781498705134)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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.