The police and the community (Glencoe Press criminal justice series) - Hardcover

Louis A. Radelet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 002477510X ISBN 13: 9780024775108

Publisher: Glencoe Press, 1977

Synopsis

This landmark text has been substantially revised and thoroughly updated by David Carter to reflect current issues in the field. Some of the features of this new edition include broader discussion of community-oriented/problem-oriented policing; current issues in excessive force, corruption, and other forms of police deviance; up-to-date coverage of minority issues, violence in the community, accreditation, labor relations, and drug use by officers; a new chapter, "Community Alliance," creates a bridge between traditional police-community relations and community policing; part introductions with perspectives on major issues by professionals in the field; the revised Code of Ethics for the International Association of Chiefs of Police; a complete chapter on future issues in policing; and two appendices containing a summary of the "Christopher Commission" report of the Los Angeles Police Department and the London Metropolitan Police Statement of Common Purpose and Values.

About this title

From the Publisher

There's little question that community policing represents one of the most significant trends in policing in recent years. And no text is better equipped to cover that topic than Radelet and Carter's. As the most established and up-to-date work in its field, this leading text not only provides the first truly authoritative treatment of community policing, it also offers the only coverage of the transition to this new approach from the traditional practices in police-community relations. This edition has been streamlined to focus more closely on policing issues by omitting, for example, the chapter on courts and corrections.

From the Back Cover

The seventh edition of The Police and the Community continues the long-standing tradition of this well-established book by providing a solid foundation of history in the police-community relationship integrated with the most contemporary issues and trends. The author, who has worked extensively with police agencies around the world, brings a unique combination of theory, research, and policy to the issues discussed. A unique aspect of this book is that it goes beyond community policing and examines an array of important issues which are inextricably related to the provision of police service and the general police-community relationship. The book is intended for researchers, students, and practitioners who seek a broad and thoughtful approach in the police-community relationship.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• A complete discussion of the COMPSTAT process, presented in a broader context of "deployment by analysis," including crime mapping and crime analysis, and the role these concepts play in community policing.
• A detailed examination of "racial profiling," including detailed discussion of its history, the issues, and remedies.
• A unique discussion of what the author calls "e-Policing" which explores both "client" and "enterprise" computing as they relate to police information management, community policing, and the provision of value-added service to the community.
• A complete update of research and federal initiatives, including the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, as they relate to community policing and the police-community relationship.
• An updated Instructor's Manual which includes a test question bank.

Edition details

• Publisher: Glencoe Press
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 002477510X
• ISBN 13: 9780024775108
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 652