Policing issues : challenges and controversies / Jeffrey Ian Ross.
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TextPublication details: Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2012.Description: xxii, 334 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780763771386 (pbk.)
- 0763771384 (pbk.)
- HV7921 .R67
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Includes index.
pt. I: Introduction to policing --
1. Introduction to policing --
2. The history of municipal policing in the United States --
3. The mythology of municipal policing. pt. II: Problems for citizens and the community --
4. Emphasizing public relations over crime reduction --
5. Failure to properly investigate crime: problems with the detective function --
6. Improper discretion --
7. Inability to significantly reduce crime: problems with patrol and domestic violence arrests --
8. Poor police-community relations --
9. Deviance and corruption --
10. Police violence / excessive force--
pt. III: Problems for police officers and administrators --
11. Failure to adopt and / or properly use new technology --
12. Inability to properly manage, supervise, and lead police organizations --
13. Cooperation / collaboration with other police departments and criminal justice agencies --
14. Underfunding --
15. Inadequate wages and compensation --
16. Ineffective / insufficient recruitment, education, and training -
17. Working conditions --
18. The future of municipal policing.
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