Policing Today and Tomorrow

by Birzer, Michael, Ed.D.; Roberson, Cliff

• ISBN13: 9780131190689
• ISBN10: 0131190687
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

KEY BENEFIT: This book attempts to synthesize and interpret the general knowledge base on which informed professional action in policing rests.KEY TOPICS: Coverage includes modern police systems, community-oriented policing, police culture, misconduct and deviance, legal issues in policing, policing in a diverse society, recruitment and selection, development and education, women and minorities in policing, and much more.MARKET: For all members of law enforcement and other security professionals.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
The Role of Police	1	(30)
Introduction	2	(1)
Factors Shaping the Role of Police	3	(15)
Myths and Realities of Policing	18	(4)
Crime-Fighter Image and Its Consequences	22	(2)
Roles and Functions of Police	24	(1)
Implications of Change	24	(7)
Modern Police Systems	31	(36)
Introduction	32	(1)
Jurisdiction	32	(1)
Police Accountability	33	(1)
Styles of Policing	33	(3)
Scope of the Law Enforcement Industry	36	(1)
Municipal Policing	37	(2)
Airport and Transit Authority Police Agencies	39	(1)
Rural Policing	39	(3)
State Police Agencies	42	(5)
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies	47	(14)
International Policing	61	(2)
Private Security	63	(4)
Community-Oriented Policing	67	(33)
Introduction	68	(1)
Move to Community Policing	69	(9)
Community-Oriented Policing	78	(5)
Problem-Oriented Policing	83	(4)
Evaluations of Community Policing	87	(3)
Future of Community-Oriented Policing	90	(3)
Value-Based Initiatives	93	(7)
Police Culture, Misconduct, and Deviance	100	(21)
Introduction	101	(1)
Police Corruption	101	(2)
Police Brutality	103	(1)
Police Culture	103	(5)
Impact of Police Culture on Individual Officers	108	(1)
Varieties of Police Misconduct	109	(1)
Case Study: Code of Silence in the NYPD	110	(11)
Legal Issues in Policing	121	(27)
Introduction	122	(1)
Legal Authority: Federal and State Constitutions and Statutes	123	(1)
Due Process	124	(1)
Role of the Courts	125	(3)
Fourth Amendment	128	(5)
Fifth Amendment	133	(3)
Handling of Evidence	136	(1)
Police Officer as Witness	137	(1)
Police Liability	138	(10)
Police and the Community: Policing a Diverse Society	148	(32)
Introduction	149	(1)
Changing Demographics of Communities	150	(3)
Nature of Police-Community Relations	153	(5)
Policing of Diverse Populations	158	(4)
Contemporary Problems	162	(3)
Improvement in Police-Community Relations	165	(15)
Human Resources: Recruitment and Selection	180	(36)
Introduction	181	(1)
Recruitment Process	182	(8)
Selection Process	190	(5)
Selection Devices	195	(9)
Innovative Approaches	204	(3)
Changes in Police Officer Selection	207	(9)
Police Training, Development, and Education	216	(31)
Introduction	217	(1)
Training Environment	217	(2)
Changes in Training Curriculum	219	(5)
Innovative Approaches to Training Delivery	224	(5)
Postacademy Training and Development	229	(4)
Training and the Legal Environment	233	(4)
College Education for Police Officers	237	(10)
Women and Minorities in Policing: Mirroring Society	247	(31)
Introduction	248	(1)
Women in Policing	248	(3)
Women Police: Critical Issues	251	(3)
Women on the Move	254	(2)
Minorities in Policing	256	(6)
Discrimination Against Minority Police Officers	262	(3)
Theoretical Explanations for Discrimination	265	(2)
Discrimination in Context	267	(2)
Affirmative Action	269	(2)
Reverse Discrimination	271	(7)
Police Operations	278	(28)
Introduction	279	(1)
Patrol Function	280	(2)
Patrol Officers	282	(2)
Patrol Methods	284	(5)
Patrol Deployment	289	(2)
Traffic Function	291	(2)
Detective Operations	293	(6)
Specialized Functions	299	(1)
Developments in Police Operations	300	(6)
Police Organization and Management	306	(35)
Introduction	307	(1)
Definition of an Organization	308	(3)
Traditional Police Organization	311	(8)
Organizational Structure	319	(3)
Organizational Terminology	322	(4)
Levels of Management and Supervision	326	(2)
Organizational Change	328	(13)
Critical Issues in Policing	341	(18)
Introduction	342	(1)
Police Stress and Burnout	342	(3)
Police Suicide	345	(1)
Police Alcoholism and Drug Abuse	346	(1)
Biohazards in Policing	347	(1)
Reduction and Prevention of Stress in Policing	348	(11)
Policing and Terrorism	359	(16)
Introduction	360	(1)
Definition of Terrorism	360	(1)
Threat Assessment	361	(1)
Effects of Terrorism on Police Operations	361	(1)
Intelligence Disconnect	362	(1)
Homeland Security Act	363	(2)
Homeland Security Advisory System	365	(1)
Domestic Terrorism	366	(1)
Future of Policing	366	(9)
Appendix A. Hawaii Police Department---Drug Testing General Order No. 529	375	(9)
Index	384