Revel for Policing America Challenges and Best Practices -- Combo Access Card

by Peak, Kenneth; Sousa, William

• ISBN13: 9780135778098
• ISBN10: 0135778093
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2020-01-02
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

A "learn by doing" approach to what works in policing today
Based on the authors' many years of practical and academic experience, Revel^® Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices addresses the greatest challenges in the field today, from policing a diverse society to responding to calls for reexamining policing methods. By challenging readers to vicariously experience the job of the officer, the authors lend a real-world take reflective of the changing times we live in. Throughout the 10th edition, the theme of "what works" is reinforced in new cases, new exercises, and updated information, as well as in opportunities to think critically, problem-solve, and prepare to meet the challenges of policing in our age.

NOTE: This Revel Combo Access pack includes a Revel access code plus a loose-leaf print reference (delivered by mail) to complement your Revel experience. In addition to this access code, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Peak is Emeritus Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno, where he was named "Teacher of the Year" by the university's Honor Society. Following four years as a municipal police officer in Kansas, he subsequently held positions as a nine-county criminal justice planner for southeast Kansas; director of a four-state technical assistance institute for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (based at Washburn University in Topeka); director of university police at Pittsburg State University (Kansas); acting director of public safety, University of Nevada, Reno; and assistant professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University. He has authored or coauthored 36 textbooks (relating to introduction to criminal justice, general policing, community policing, criminal justice administration, police supervision and management, and women in law enforcement), two historical books (on Kansas temperance and bootlegging), and more than 60 journal articles and invited book chapters. He is past chairman of the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and president of the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators. He received two gubernatorial appointments to statewide criminal justice committees while residing in Kansas and holds a PhD from the University of Kansas.

William H. Sousa is the director of the Center for Crime and Justice Policy and a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his BA from Stonehill College (Easton, MA), his MS from Northeastern University (Boston, MA), and his PhD in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University (Newark, NJ). His past research projects include evaluations of policing programs and technologies. The focus of his writing is on crime and disorder reduction policies implemented by police agencies, including the New York City Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department. Sousa's current projects involve police order-maintenance practices, police management, and community crime prevention in Las Vegas neighborhoods. His recent publications appear in Police Quarterly, The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, and The Journal of Experimental Criminology.

Table of Contents

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN POLICING AND POLICE OFFICERS
1. History: From English Origins to the United States
2. Preparing for the Street: Recruitment, Training, and Socialization
3. On Patrol: Methods and Menaces

PART 2: PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
4. Community Policing: "Guardians," or "Soldiers"?
5. Criminal Investigation: The Science of Sleuthing
6. Personnel Issues and Practices: Stress, Labor Relations, Higher Education, and Private Police

PART 3: ADHERING TO LAW, ETHICAL PRINCIPLES, AND PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
7. Rule of Law: Expounding the Constitution
8. Accountability: Use of Force, Ethics, Corruption, and Discipline
9. Civil Liability: Failing the Public Trust

PART 4: AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
10. Federal and State Agencies: Protecting Our Borders and Freedoms
11. Municipal and County Agencies: Organization, Administration, and Roles

PART 5: BEST PRACTICES: ADDRESSING SPECIAL POPULATIONS, USING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
12. Policing Criminal Groups and Organizations: Drug Abusers, Gangs, Terrorists
13. Policing Special Populations and Problems: Mental Illness, Domestic Violence, Immigrants, and Human Trafficking
14. Tools, Technologies, Techniques: Contributions and Caveats