Description |
x, 406 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Urban Police -- 2. The Police on skid row: a study of peacekeeping -- 3. Police discretion in emergency apprehension of mentally ill persons -- 4. The functions of the Police in modern society: a review of background factos, current practices, and possible role models -- 5. Florence Nightingale in pursuit of Willie Sutton: a theory of the Police -- 6. Emerging Police issues -- 7. The impact of Police-community relations on the Police system -- 8. Police research and Police work -- 9. Policing juveniles: the social context of common practice -- 10. Legality and workmanship: introduction to control in the Police organization -- 11. The rise and fall of the thin blue line -- 12. The broken badge: Reuss-Ianni and the culture of Polcing -- 13. Applied research in criminal justice and ethical considerations -- 14. The concept of mental abnornmality in the administration of justice outside the courtroom |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Police -- United States.
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LC no. |
89028827 |
ISBN |
1555530699 (alk. paper) |
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