Police & Society - Softcover

Novak, Kenneth; Cordner, Gary; Smith, Brad; Roberg, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190639210 ISBN 13: 9780190639211

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Police & Society, Seventh Edition, offers an in depth and analytical look at policing, from police behavior and organization to operations and historical perspectives. Focusing on the relationship between the police and the community and how it has changed throughout the years, the authors explore the most important theoretical foundations and incisive research on contemporary policing and show how that research is put into practice. The text is enhanced by extensive pedagogy and a unique chapter on higher education and policing.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Novak is currently Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Gary Cordner is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University.

Brad Smith is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Wayne State University.

Roy Roberg is Professor Emeritus in the Justice Studies Department at San Jose State University.

Review:

"Police & Society is an excellent presentation of policing research that does not lose sight of the realities of policing in modern America."--Willard M. Oliver, Sam Houston State University

"This is a very well-organized, concisely written, and well-informed text that meshes professional perspectives from the field with scholarly academic research. It is flexible in that it can be utilized by both criminal justice and non-criminal justice majors. Professors would be challenged to find a text that synthesizes a similar amount of information and research as relevant to the policing field as this one."--Jeremy G. Carter, IUPUI

"This is a well-written text, concise and complete. It contains supplemental information within the text and covers contemporary issues. The 'Voices from the Field' and 'Inside Policing' features are a major strength of the text."--Dennis Febles, Bunker Hill Community College

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0190639210
• ISBN 13: 9780190639211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576