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The Police in America: An Introduction, 2025 Evergreen Release

by Walker, Samuel; Katz, Charles

ISBN13: 9781266905742
ISBN10: 126690574X
eBook ISBN(s): 9781260808476
Edition: Evergreen
Format: Loose-leaf
Copyright: 2025-01-01
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL

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Table of Contents

PART 1 FOUNDATIONS

1 Police and Society

2 The History of the American Police

3 The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry

PART 2 OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

4 Police Organizations

5 Police Officers I: Recruitment and Training for a Changing Society

6 Police Officers II: On the Job

PART 3 POLICE WORK

7 Patrol: The Backbone of Policing

8 Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance

9 The Police and Crime

10 Advances in Police Strategy

PART 4 ISSUES IN POLICING

11 Police Discretion

12 Legitimacy and Trust and Confidence in the Police

13 Police Corruption

14 Accountability of the Police

PART 5 CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY

15 The Future of Policing in America

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