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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101071838199

ISBN-139781071838198

eBay Product ID (ePID)22058368673

Product Key Features

Number of Pages488 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroduction to Policing

SubjectLaw Enforcement, General, Criminology

Publication Year2023

TypeNot Available

AuthorConnie M. Koski, Steven M. Cox, David W. Massey, Ericka Wentz

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Reference, Social Science

FormatBook, Other

Dimensions

Item Weight33.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal363.20973

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Table Of ContentPart I. Foundations of PolicingChapter 1. Policing in the United StatesLaw Enforcement TodayThe Concept and Mandate of the PoliceScope of the Law Enforcement SectorA Changing LandscapeA Changing WorkforceAdditional Types of Police/SecurityChapter 2. A Brief History of Police in the United StatesEnglish Roots of PolicingThe Evolution of Early U.S. PolicingThe Political EraThe Reform EraThe Era of Social Upheaval (1960s and 1970s)The Community-Policing Era (1980-2000)The Homeland Security Era (2001-Present)Some Contemporary Policing StrategiesPolicing in the Past, Present, and FutureChapter 3. Police Organization and AdministrationOrganizational StructuresPolice MilitarizationOperations DivisionOrganizational SubstructuresHandling Change in Police OrganizationsPolice Unions and Collective BargainingPolice ProfessionalismPart II. Police OperationsChapter 4. Recruitment and Selection of Police OfficersThe Importance of Recruitment and SelectionAntidiscrimination LegislationEntry-Level Recruitment and SelectionTesting of CandidatesSupervisory Recruitment and SelectionRecruitment and Selection of Police ChiefsChapter 5. Police Training and EducationPolice EducationResearch on College Education and Police PerformancePolice TrainingTypes of TrainingChallengesChapter 6. Police Work: Operations and FunctionsBasic Police FunctionsStyles of PolicingPatrol Strength and AllocationOther Types of PatrolEvaluating PatrolEvaluating Police PerformancePolice and the MediaChapter 7. Contemporary Strategies in PolicingCommunity PolicingProblem-Oriented PolicingResearch on Community and Problem-Oriented PolicingCriticisms of Community Policing and Effect of the PandemicThe Current Status of COP and POPInnovations in Policing StrategiesProcedural Justice PolicingPart III. Police ConductChapter 8. The Police Culture and Work StressWhat Is Culture?Analyzing Police SubcultureTypes of Stresses in Police WorkEffects and Consequences of Police StressPolice Deaths and Critical IncidentsCounteracting Police StressChapter 9. Law, Court Decisions, and the PoliceThe First AmendmentThe Second AmendmentThe Fourth AmendmentThe Fifth AmendmentThe Fourteenth AmendmentThe Exclusionary RulePolice Use of ForceThe USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security, and TerrorismChapter 10. Ethics and Decision-MakingPolice DiscretionEthics and Police ConductLeadership and Improving Decision-MakingChapter 11. Police Misconduct and AccountabilityCorruptionOther Types of Police MisconductResearch on Police Misconduct and Use of ForceThe Impacts of MisconductCauses of Misconduct--Bad Apples or Bad Barrels?Misconduct: Management and Administrative IssuesAccountabilityPart IV. Contemporary Issues In PolicingChapter 12. Policing in a Diverse SocietyPolicing in a Multicultural and Multiethnic SocietyThe Problem and Promise of DiversityPolice-Community ConflictPublic Image of the PolicePolice in the CommunityWomen in PolicingMinority Police OfficersChapter 13. Technology and the PoliceThe Costs and Benefits of TechnologyComputersVideo CamerasSurveillance TechnologyCrime MappingBiological IdentifiersSpeed Detection Devices or SystemsDriverless VehiclesArmor and WeaponsChapter 14. Organized Crime, Homeland Security, and Global IssuesTransnational CrimeWhite-Collar CrimeTerrorismLocal Response to Terrorism and Transnational Organized CrimePart V. Looking AheadChapter 15. The Future of Policing in the United StatesThe Changing ContextOngoing and Strategic ChangeTerrorism and Future PolicingGlossaryEndnotesIndex

SynopsisWritten by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing focuses on the most thought-provoking, contemporary issues in the world of policing. The authors tackle complex issues that impact policing today, such as social diversity; advancements in technology; and global issues, such as terrorism and transnational organized crime. The Fifth Edition offers fully updated content in SAGE's Vantage courseware platform., Written by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing, Fifth Editionfocuses on the most thought-provoking, contemporary issues in today's world of policing., Written by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers,Introduction to Policingfocuses on the most thought-provoking, contemporary issues in the world of policing. The authors tackle complex issues that impact policing today, such as social diversity; advancements in technology; and global issues, such as terrorism and transnational organized crime. TheFifth Editionoffers fully updated content in SAGE's Vantage courseware platform.