Product Descriptiondesigned To Put Readers Inside The Police Officer'S Uniform, This Personally-Involving, Comprehensive, And Timely Introduction To Police Work Provides A Real-World Flavor Not Found In Most Policing Books. Written In An Exceptionally Reader-Friendly Open And Frank Style, It Blends The Real And The Idealreflecting The Author'S More Than 30 Years' Experience As A Police Administrator And Academic. Features Boxed Articles From Law Enforcement News, And Practitioner'S Perspectives With Short Essays Written By Selected Individuals Who Have Expertise In Particular Areas Of Policing. Policing Levels, Roles, And Functions. Police Subculture: The Making Of A Cop. Organization And Administration. On Patrol: Personnel, Methods, Functions. Community Oriented Policing And Problem Solving. Criminal Investigation. Extraordinary Problems And Methods. Police And The Rule Of Law. Accountability: Ethics, Force And Corruption, Discipline. Civil Liability. Issues And Trends. Comparative Perspectives. Technology Review. Challenges Of The Future. For Those Involved/Interested In General Policing, Community Policing, And Policing Issues.Excerpt. © Reprinted By Permission. All Rights Reserved.This Fifth Edition Of Policing America, More Than Its Predecessors, Reflects The Changing Times In Which We Live And The Tremendous Challenges Facing Law Enforcement Officers Each Day. The Specter Of Terrorism And Our Resulting Emphasis On Homeland Security Loom Large Throughout This Edition, As Well As What The Police Are Doing To Prevent - And React To - Any Future Attacks.Like Its Forerunners, However, This Edition Is My Best Attempt To Inform The Reader, To The Fullest Extent Possible, Of What It Is Like To Wear A Police Uniform. Because The Author Brings More Than 34 Years Of Both Scholarly And Policing Backgrounds To This Effort, The Chapters Contain A "Real World" Flavor Not Found In Most Policing Textbooks. This Text Provides A Highly Practical Yet Comprehensive View Of The Largely Misunderstood, Often Obscure World Of Policing. New Materials Have Been Added Throughout, Especially With Regard To Terrorism, Three Eras Of Community Policing, Mitochondrial Dna, Crimes Against Children, Cold Cases, Policing In Iraq, New Technologies In Research And Development, And Recent Court Decisions (Other Nuances Are Listed Below). Meanwhile, This Edition Continues To Provide Updated Material And In-Dept Coverage Of Such Topics As Patrol, The Police Subculture, Accountability, Civil Liability, Extraordinary Problems And Practices, The Rule Of Law, Investigations, Organization And Administration, Policing In Selected Foreign Venues, And Policing In The Future. Disseminated Throughout The Book Are Several "Practitioner’S Perspectives"-Short Essays Written By Selected Individuals Who Have Expertise In Particular Areas Of Policing.There Are Other Pedagogical Attributes As Well. To Continue My Attempt To Make This Textbook More Reader-Friendly, Each Chapter In This Edition Begins With A Listing Of Its Key Items And Concepts And An Overview Of The Chapter (Each Key Term Is Bolded The First Time It Is Used In The Chapter). The Textbook Also Includes “Items For Review,” And “Independent Student Activities,” And “Related Web Sites” At The End Of Each Chapter. It Is Recommended That The Reader Examine The Review Items After Reading Each Chapter In Order To Get A Feel For How Well The Chapter’S Are Understood. The Independent Activities And Web Sites Are Also Intended To Enhance The Reader’S Understanding Of The Applied Aspects Of Policing. Other Instructional Aids Include The Aforementioned “Practitioner’S Perspectives,” Tables And Figures, And Boxes With Recent News Items. Finally, A Detailed Index At The End Of The Book Facilitates The Reader’S Ability To Locate Specific Topics More Quickly. [ An Instructor’S Manual/Test Bank Is Also Available For Classroom Instructors Using This Textbook.]From Its Introduction, By * * * * * *, Through The Fina
