Title: Law enforcement; an introduction to the police role in the criminal justice system
Authors: Adams, Thomas Francis, 1927-
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Year: 1973
Subjects: Police; Criminal justice, Administration of United States
Abstract: This college text examining the entire American system of criminal justice with particular emphasis on local law enforcement and the role of the modern police officer. The role of the modern police officer is brought sharply into focus in this study of the criminal justice system. The emphasis throughout is on local law enforcement and the problems and challenges which the individual officer must meet. The book is divided into five parts, the first of which discusses crime causes, foundations of criminal law, and the evaluation of law enforcement in America. Concepts of modern police organization and management are introduced. The next part explains the primary operational functions of the local police department, including patrol, traffic operations, criminal investigation, and prevention and control of juvenile delinquency. Constitutional aspects of law enforcement are explored, particularly landmark court cases which have had significant impact upon police practice and philosophy. Individual chapters in this section address themselves to issues of police professionalism and the policeman's image in official and private life. The final part of the book takes a look at changing concepts in police management including selection and training of police officers. The individual officer's viewpoint is again pursued in a discussion of career development opportunities, advances in personnel methods, and new trends in law enforcement.
Contents: Preface -- Part 1. Law enforcement, a community need. 1. The crime challenge -- 2. Laws and the lawless -- 3. Brief history of law enforcement -- Part 2. The American criminal justice system. 4. The American system of law enforcement -- 5. Agencies of the criminal justice system -- 6. Police organization and management -- Part 3. Primary police functions. 7. Protective and preventive services of patrol -- 8. Investigation of crime -- 9. Juvenile control and delinquency prevention -- 10. Traffic problem and the police role -- Part 4. Professional aspects of criminal justice. 11. Constitutional considerations of criminal justice -- 12. The police and the community -- 13. Ethics and professionalism -- Part 5. Career orientation and the future. 14. Careers in the criminal justice system -- 15. Selection, training, and education -- 16. New horizons in law enforcement and criminal justice.