Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings - Softcover

Roger G. Dunham; Geoffrey P. Alpert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577666224 ISBN 13: 9781577666226

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Highly regarded for its authoritative coverage in five previous editions, this collection of articles written by experts and specialists examines the complex elements of policing within the broader social context. The thirty-one articles in the comprehensively revised sixth edition include seven that are entirely new and six that have been updated. This timely anthology provides access to fundamental information about the evolution of policing and its current composition; the distinctive makeup of policing and police organizations; public assumptions and perceptions of police; and the effects of current trends in training, community-oriented policing, and the use of high-tech information systems. In-depth coverage offers readers a vivid and pragmatic understanding of the issues confronting law enforcement personnel, policy makers, and the public.

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From the Publisher:

Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert et al., Policing: Continuity and Change (ISBN 9781577664093); Barlow-Barlow, Police in a Multicultural Society: An American Story (ISBN 9781577661290); Kappeler et al., Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing, Second Edition (ISBN 9780881339833); and Miller et al., Human Relations & Police Work, Sixth Edition (ISBN 9781577666516).

Review:

"The compilation of works provides an excellent overview of policing and is one of the best books I've seen in the field." --Mary J. Dodge, University of Colorado

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1577666224
• ISBN 13: 9781577666226
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 592