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9781577661771

Critical Issues in Policing : Contemporary Readings

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    9781577661771

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    157766177X

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-02-01
  • Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
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Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgementsp. xi
The Foundation of the Police Role in Societyp. 1
Introduction and Historical Overviewp. 17
The Development of the American Police: An Historical Overviewp. 18
Highlights of the 1999 LEMAS Surveyp. 36
Police in the Laboratory of Criminal Justicep. 41
Selection, Training and Socializationp. 65
Police Psychology: A Profession with a Promising Futurep. 66
Learning the Skills of Policingp. 82
Field Training for Police Officers: State of the Artp. 107
Police Discretionary Behavior: A Study of Stylep. 117
Making Rank: Becoming an American Police Sergeantp. 132
Policing and Reflectionp. 149
Management and Organizationp. 159
Good Policingp. 161
Police, Civil Liability, and the Lawp. 181
Early Warning Systems for Police: Concept, History, and Issuesp. 199
Traditional and Innovative Police Responses to Domestic Violencep. 216
Measuring Police Performance in the New Paradigm of Policingp. 238
COP, COMPSTAT, and the New Professionalism: Mutual Support or Counterproductivity?p. 255
Geographic Information Systems: Applications for Policep. 278
Police Deviance: Corruption and Controlsp. 289
Breeding Deviant Conformity: The Ideology and Culture of Policep. 290
Addressing Police Misconduct: The Role of Citizen Complaintsp. 317
Varieties of Citizen Review: The Relationship of Mission, Structure, and Procedures to Police Accountabilityp. 338
Ethics and Law Enforcementp. 356
Minorities in Policingp. 375
An Afrocentric Perspective on Policingp. 376
Women Officers on the Move: An Update on Women in Policingp. 401
Female Copsp. 423
South Carolina's Finestp. 429
Community-Based Policingp. 433
Shifting the Balance of Power Between Police and Community: Responsibility for Crime Controlp. 435
Broken Windowsp. 466
"Broken Windows" and Fractured History: The Use and Misuse of History in Recent Police Patrol Analysisp. 480
Community Policing: Elements and Effectsp. 493
Underwriting the Risky Investment in Community Policing: What Social Science Should Be Doing to Evaluate Community Policingp. 511
Problem-Oriented Policingp. 531
Problem-Solving: Problem-Oriented Policing in Newport Newsp. 541
Use of Forcep. 557
Controlling Police Use of Deadly Force: Assessing Two Decades of Progressp. 559
The Split-Second Syndrome and Other Determinants of Police Violencep. 583
Managing the Benefits and Risks of Pursuit Drivingp. 599
Civil Liability for Police Use of Excessive Forcep. 619
Hazards of Police Workp. 635
Death on Patrol: Killings of American Law Enforcement Officersp. 636
Police Suicide: A Glimpse Behind the Badgep. 664
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