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Introduction to Policing Electronic Version

Freischaltcode
1 Seiten
2013 | 2nd Revised edition
SAGE Publications Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-4522-9005-8 (ISBN)
74,85 inkl. MwSt
This text balances theory, research, and practice to give students a comprehensive overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today's police officers.

Key Features

Around the World sections provide an international perspective on policing issues to prepare readers to think and plan globally in today's interconnected world.

You Decide, features present realistic policing dilemmas and ask students to propose possible solutions.

Case in Paint features use current news articles to illustrate one or more of each chapter's major issues.

Police Stories features use first-person vignettes, drawn from the authors' previous law enforcement experiences, to bring policing dilemmas to life.

Chapter-ending study aids include learning objectives, key terms, key points, 8 to 10 discussion questions based on the learning objectives, 3 to 5 web exercises, and links to scholarly articles.

A comprehensive online ancillary package includes a password-protected Instructor Teaching Site and an open-access Student Study Site.

Student Study Site with self-quizzes, journal articles, and links to online videos and audio programming, among other learning enhancements.

Steven M. Cox earned his BS in psychology, MA in sociology, and PhD in sociology at the University of Illinois in Urbana–Champaign. Dr. Cox was a member of the Law Enforcement and Justice Administration faculty at Western Illinois University from 1975 to 2007. For the past 45 years, he has served as trainer and consultant to numerous criminal justice agencies in the United States and abroad and has worked with several universities in the area of course development. In addition, Dr. Cox has authored and co-authored numerous successful textbooks and articles. Dr. William P. McCamey was a Professor in the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration at Western Illinois University from 1982 to 2012. Dr. McCamey earned a B.S. and M.A. in Law Enforcement Administration, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Dr. McCamey has served as a criminal investigator, police trainer and has co-authored four textbooks and numerous journal articles. Dr. Gene L. Scaramella taught in and coordinated criminal justice programs in both career colleges and 2/4 year public colleges and universities in the Chicago area. His areas of academic foci included organized and white collar crime, research methodologies, and policing. Dr. Scaramella was also a former member of the Chicago Police Department where his last assignment was in the organized crime unit. He passed away in August 2012.

¦ PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF POLICING
Chapter 1: Policing in America
Chapter 2: A Brief History of Police in the United States
Chapter 3: Police Organization and Administration: An Overview
¦ PART II: POLICE OPERATIONS
Chapter 4: Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers
Chapter 5: Police Training and Education
Chapter 6: Police Work: Operations and Functions
Chapter 7: Contemporary Strategies in Policing
¦ PART III: POLICE CONDUCT
Chapter 8: The Police Culture
Chapter 9: Law, Court Decisions, and the Police
Chapter 10: Discretion, Ethics, and Accountability in Policing
Chapter 11: Police Misconduct
¦ PART IV: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN POLICING
Chapter 12: Policing in a Multicultural Setting
Chapter 13: Technology and the Police
Chapter 14: Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Global Issues
Chapter 15: Private and Contract Police
¦ PART V: LOOKING AHEAD
Chapter 16: The Future of Policing in America

Verlagsort Thousand Oaks
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 30 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4522-9005-9 / 1452290059
ISBN-13 978-1-4522-9005-8 / 9781452290058
Zustand Neuware
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