Police Systems and Practices: An Introduction

Preface. PART 1. PERSPECTIVE ON THE POLICE 1. Police: Who Are They? 2. Three Paradigms of Democratic Policing. 3. Foundations of American Law Enforcement. PART 2. POLICE WORK AT THE STREET LEVEL 4. Police Role, Models: Crime Control, Order Maintenance, and Service. 5. Police administration and Organization. 6. Police Line Services: Patrol and Investigation. 7. Staff Functions: Unnoticed But Necessary. PART 3. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE PRACTICE OF POLICING. 8. Police Professionalism. 9. Ethical Issues: Corruption and Misconduct. 10. Hazards of Police Work. 11. Police Role in Victimless Crimes. 12. Community Interaction. 13. Community Policing. 14. The Future of American Policing. Index.Jeff Rush is the author of 'Police Systems and Practices: An Introduction', published 1994 under ISBN 9780136828655 and ISBN 0136828655.