Police in America
An Introduction
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-07-253240-1 (ISBN)
Description
"The Police in America: An Introduction" provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do, the problems they face, and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. The book is designed primarily for undergraduate students enrolled in their first police or law enforcement course such as Introduction to Policing, Police and Society, Police Function, or Law Enforcement Systems.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-253240-1 (9780072532401)
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Persons
Samuel Walker is a professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He teaches an undergraduate course, Police and Society, for which this book is designed, a graduate course on the administration of public justice, and other courses. He is the author of nine books on the police, the history of criminal justice, criminal justice policy, and civil liberties. His primary research interests involve citizen complaints against the police and citizen complaint review procedures. In 1998 he was awarded the Bruce Smith Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Charles M. Katz is an assistant professor in the Administration of Justice Department at Arizona State University West. He currently serves as the director of the department's graduate program. Katz earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1997. He is currently involved in two studies examining responses to community gang problems. He is the project director for a National Institute of Justice study of the police response to gangs in four sites: Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, and Inglewood (California). In addition, he is working with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the City of Mesa (Arizona) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mesa Gang Intervention Project. His publications include numerous articles on community policing, policing gangs, and drugs and crime.
Content
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS Chapter 1: Police and Society Why Police? Myths About Policing Realities of Policing Possibilities The Implications of Change Chapter 2: The History of the American Police The Relevance of History The English Heritage Law Enforcement in Colonial America American Policing in the Nineteenth Century, 1834-1900 The Origins of Police Professionalism New Directions in Police Administration, 1930-1960 The Police Crisis of the 1960s New Developments in Policing, 1970-2000 Conclusion: The Lessons of the Past Chapter 3: The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry Introduction Components of the American Law Enforcement Industry Government Agencies Private Security A Definition of Terms Size and Scope of the Law Enforcement Industry Municipal Police The County Sheriff Other Local Agencies Native American Tribal Police State Law Enforcement Agencies The Private Security Industry The Fragmentation Issue Minimum Standards: American Style PART 2: POLICE WORK Chapter 4: Patrol: The Backbone of Policing The Central Role of Patrol The Functions of Patrol The Organization and Delivery of Patrol The Call Service Workload Aspects of Patrol Work The Effectiveness of Patrol Improving Patrol Chapter 5: Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance The Police Role Calling the Police Traffic Enforcement Policing Domestic Disputes Policing Vice Policing the Homeless Policing the Mentally Ill Policing People with Aids Policing Juveniles Chapter 6: The Police and Crime Chapter 7: Innovations in Policing Imputus for Change in Policing The Roots of Community Policing: The Broken Windows Hypothesis Characteristics of Community Policing Community Partnerships The Effectiveness of Community Partnerships Pulling It Together: Implementing Community Policy at the Department Level The Roots of Problem-Oriented Policing Scanning Characteristics of Zero Tollerance Policing Summary: A New Era in Policing PART 3: POLICE PROBLEMS Chapter 8: Police Discretion Introduction: Discretion in Police Work A Definition of Discretion Aspects of Police Discretion Decision Points and Decision Makers Underlying Sources of Police Discretion Factors Influencing Discretionary Decisions The Control of Discretion Administrative Rule Making Conclusion Chapter 9: Police-Community Relations A Definition of Police-Community Relations Different Racial and Ethnic Groups Public Opinion and the Police Police Perceptions of Citizens Sources of Police-Community Relations Problems Level of Police Protection Police Field Practices Administrative Practices Police Employment Practices Improving Police-Community Relations New Approaches to Improving Police-Community Relations Chapter 10: Police Corruption A Definition of Police Corruption The Costs of Police Corruption Types of Corruption Levels of Corruption Theories of Police Corruption Becoming Corrupt Controlling Corruption Internal Corruption Control Strategies External Corruption Control Approaches Chapter 11: Accountability of the Police A Definition of Accountability Basic Issues in Police Accountability Accountability for What Police Do Accountability for How Police Do Their Job Internal Mechanisms of Accountability Supervision Internal Affairs Units Accreditation External Mechanisms of Accountability The Courts Citizen Oversight of the Police A Mixed Approach to Accountability PART 4: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 12: Police Officers I: Entering Police Work The Changing American Police Officer Aspects of the Personnel Process Recruitment Choosing Law Enforcement as a Career Selection Predicting Who Will Be Good Officers Equal Employment Opportunity The Affirmative Action Controversy Training The Probationary Period Chapter 13: Policing Officers II: On The Job Reality Shock: Entering Police Work The Seniority System Police Officer Attitudes and Behavior The Changing Rank and File The Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior Styles of Police Work Career Development Performance Evaluation Job Satisfaction and Job Stress The Rights of Police Officers Outside Employment Turnover: Leaving Police Work Chapter 14: Police Organizations The Quasi-Military Style of Police Organizations Police Departments as Organizations Problems with Police Organizations Bureaucracy and Police Professionalism Changing Police Organizations Civil Service Police Unions Police Organizations and Their Environment