Introduction to policing /
Cox, Steven M.
Introduction to policing / created by Steven M. Cox, Susan Marchionna and Brian D. Fitch. - Third Edition. - xxi, 431 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Revised edition of Introduction to policing, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-424) and index.
Foundations of policing -- Policing in America -- A brief history of police in the United States -- Police organization and administration : an overview -- Police operations -- Recruitment and selection of police officers -- Police training and education -- Police work : operations and functions -- Contemporary strategies in policing -- Police conduct -- The police culture and work stress -- Law, court decisions, and the police -- Discretion and ethics in policing -- Police misconduct and accountability -- Contemporary issues in policing -- Policing in a diverse society -- Technology and the police -- Transnational crime, white-collar crime, and terrorism -- Private police -- Looking ahead -- The future of policing in America.
Continuing to focus on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the world of policing, this book balances theory, research, and practice to give students an overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today's police officers.
9781506307541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Police--United States.
Community policing--United States.
HV8139 COX
Introduction to policing / created by Steven M. Cox, Susan Marchionna and Brian D. Fitch. - Third Edition. - xxi, 431 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Revised edition of Introduction to policing, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-424) and index.
Foundations of policing -- Policing in America -- A brief history of police in the United States -- Police organization and administration : an overview -- Police operations -- Recruitment and selection of police officers -- Police training and education -- Police work : operations and functions -- Contemporary strategies in policing -- Police conduct -- The police culture and work stress -- Law, court decisions, and the police -- Discretion and ethics in policing -- Police misconduct and accountability -- Contemporary issues in policing -- Policing in a diverse society -- Technology and the police -- Transnational crime, white-collar crime, and terrorism -- Private police -- Looking ahead -- The future of policing in America.
Continuing to focus on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the world of policing, this book balances theory, research, and practice to give students an overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today's police officers.
9781506307541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Police--United States.
Community policing--United States.
HV8139 COX