TY  - GEN
AU  - Walker, Samuel, 1942-
AU  - Katz, Charles M.
TI  - The police in America : : an introduction 
SN  - 0072873256
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Police
KW  - United States
KW  - Police administration
N1  - Includes glossary and index; Part I: Foundations -- Chapter 1: Police and society -- Chapter 2: The history of the American police -- Chapter 3: The contemporary law enforcement industry -- Part II: Officers and organizations -- Chapter 4: Police organizations -- Chapter 5: Police officers I: entering police work -- Chapter 6: Police officers II: on the job -- Part III: Police work -- Chapter 7: Patrol: the backbone of policing -- Chapter 8: Peacekeeping and order maintenance -- Chapter 9: The police and crime -- Chapter 10: Innovations in police strategy -- Part IV: Issues in policing -- Chapter 11: Police discretion -- Chapter 12: Police-community relations -- Chapter 13: Police corruption -- Chapter 14: Accountability of the police -- Part V: Challenges  for a new century -- Chapter 15: The future of policing in America
N2  - The Police in America 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. Divided into five parts, the fifth edition begins with a compelling analysis of the foundation of law enforcement, including the underlying purpose of police in society, the history of American police, as well as the contemporary law enforcement industry. It goes on to cover everything from the critical role of the beat cop and the fundamental problems in policing to the career path of police officers and a level-by-level overview of police organizations. Using timely articles and excerpts, the author takes readers beyond the headlines and statistics, to present a comprehensive and contemporary overview of what it means to be a police officer
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