Cutting-edge. Authoritative. Comprehensive. Dunham and Alpert's latest edition of this popular collection offers readers a comprehensive profile of law enforcement from well-respected scholars and practitioners. Thirty-eight selections--including twelve that are new or updated for this edition--provide a balanced, accessible cross-section of information crucial for today's law enforcement officials. The topics hold readers' interest, stimulate discussion, and provide keen insight into current trends. Highly regarded through three previous editions, this anthology provides greater depth and insight than possible in a general text. Both students of policing and members of the police community will gain a better understanding of the variety and complexity of the issues that exist in law enforcement. A complete index aids readers in retrieving information quickly.

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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert-Dunham, Policing Urban America, Third Edition (ISBN 0881339172); Alpert-Piquero, Community Policing: Contemporary Readings, Second Edition (ISBN 1577661559); Barlow-Barlow, Police in a Multicultural Society: An American Story (ISBN 157766129X); Kappeler et al., Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing, Second Edition (ISBN 0881339830); Manning, Police Work: The Social Organization of Policing, Second Edition (ISBN 0881339539); and Miller-Braswell, Human Relations & Police Work, Fifth Edition (ISBN 1577662369).

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