Danger, Duty & Disillusion

by Barker, Joan C.

• ISBN13: 9781577660415
• ISBN10: 1577660412
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
The L.A.P.D.	1	(18)
Organization	5	(1)
Traditional and New Police	6	(10)
Recruitment	7	(4)
Retention	11	(1)
Recreation	12	(1)
Attitudes	13	(1)
Proactive Policing	14	(2)
``Street Cops''	16	(3)
Methodology	19	(24)
The Theoretical Approach	20	(2)
The Hook	22	(2)
The Problem of Objectivity/Neutrality	24	(1)
Entering the Field	25	(4)
Erroneous Assumptions	27	(1)
Data Gathering Techniques	28	(1)
Gaining Rapport...again, and again, and	29	(10)
Formal Interviews	31	(1)
Note Taking	32	(1)
Directed Questions	32	(1)
Revelations and Realizations	33	(1)
Being a Female Researcher	34	(1)
The Research Relationship	35	(2)
Policing Literature	37	(1)
Surprises and More Questions	37	(2)
Taking the Vow	39	(1)
As Easy As It Gets	40	(1)
The Goal	41	(2)
The World of Policing	43	(20)
Danger	46	(1)
Performing the Job	47	(1)
Duty	48	(4)
Car Patrol	48	(2)
Motors	50	(1)
Foot Patrol	51	(1)
Specialized Units	52	(1)
Rank	52	(3)
Watch	55	(5)
Daywatch	56	(1)
P.M.s	57	(1)
Morning Watch	58	(2)
Years on the Job	60	(3)
Hitting The Streets The First Three Years	63	(24)
Making the Grade	64	(2)
The Military Model	66	(1)
Physical Training	67	(2)
Command Presence	69	(1)
Injuries	70	(1)
Social Dangers	71	(1)
Legal Danger	72	(1)
Economic Danger	73	(1)
Psychological Danger	73	(1)
Understanding the Physical Danger	74	(2)
Graduation	76	(2)
Making the Cut: The First Assignment	77	(1)
Proving Themselves	78	(3)
Introduction to the Working Watch	81	(2)
Off Probation: Establishing a Jacket	82	(1)
Dealing with Injuries	83	(2)
Social Relationships	85	(2)
Hitting Their Stride	87	(28)
Gaining Confidence	88	(4)
Discretion and Styles of Policing	92	(3)
Finding the Right Niche	95	(1)
Coming to Grips with Wear and Tear	96	(1)
Physical Danger	97	(2)
Court	99	(4)
Lawsuits	103	(2)
Residential Patterns	105	(2)
Social Contacts	107	(4)
Marriage, Divorce, and the Job	111	(1)
Economic Danger	112	(3)
Hitting The Wall	115	(26)
Symptoms of Disillusion	116	(5)
Physical Injuries	121	(4)
Getting Off the Streets	125	(1)
Legal Considerations	126	(6)
Resignation	132	(2)
Strategies for Staying	134	(7)
Promotion	135	(3)
Withdrawal	138	(1)
Changing Watch, Duty, or Division	139	(2)
Regrouping	141	(14)
Getting Through	144	(3)
The Veterans' Perspective	147	(1)
Officers' Concerns	148	(2)
Anticipating Retirement	150	(5)
Deciding to Retire	155	(12)
Years on the Job	157	(3)
Leaving the Job	160	(4)
Celebrating Retirement	164	(3)
Reflections of a Traditional Officer	167	(36)
Fred's World: A Living Illustration	169	(34)
Police Olympic Road Racing	175	(2)
Police Funerals---Walk of Fame	177	(2)
Working South Central	179	(2)
Rodney King, O.J. Simpson and Racism	181	(3)
Affirmative Action	184	(2)
The Career	186	(1)
Injuries	186	(2)
Deadly Force	188	(1)
Growth of the Department---Growing Pains	189	(2)
His Children and the Job	191	(1)
Guns, Killing and John Wayne	192	(1)
Family Dynamics	193	(2)
The Influence of Women: Women's Roles	195	(1)
Career Choices and the Nuclear Family	196	(1)
Female Officers, Violence and the Early Days of Fred's Career	197	(1)
The Thin Blue Line	198	(2)
Women on the Force Revisited	200	(3)
Making a Difference	203	(10)
References	213	(4)
Student Study Guide	217