Introduction to policing
By: Steven M. Cox, William P. McCamey, Gene L. Scaramella
Contributors: McCamey, William; Scaramella, Gene L.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SAGE Publications; SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781452256610
Subjects: Community policing; Police
Notes: Scaramella's name appears first on the earlier edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Foundations of policing; title: 1. Policing in America; title: Brief overview of the roles and functions of police in society; title: The concept of police; title: Size and scope of the Law Enforcement sector; title: Levels of policing; title: State Police; title: Special Jurisdiction Police; title: Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs; title: Auxiliary/Reserve/Special Police; title: Conservation Police Officers, Game Wardens; title: Tribal Police Officers; title: 2. A brief history of police in the United States; title: Evolution of American policing : an overview; title: Early history of policing; title: The Political Era; title: The Reform Era; title: Policing in the 1960s and 1970s; title: The Community Policing/Problem Solving Era (1980-Early 21st Century); title: Areal Policing; title: Reassurance Policing; title: Intelligence-Led or Intelligence-Based Policing; title: Terrorism-Oriented Policing; title: Diversity in police services; title: 3. Police organization and administration : an overview; title: Organizational structures; title: Police hierarchy and the pyramid; title: The paramilitary structure; title: Functional design; title: Operations Division; title: Patrol; title: Investigations; title: Administrative or Staff Services Division; title: Place design; title: Time design; title: Future organizational designs; title: Police organizations in context; title: Change in police organizations; title: Police leadership; title: Police chiefs; title: Police Unions, professionalism, and accreditation; title: Police Unions and collective bargaining; title: Police professionalism; title: Police Unions and professionalism; title: Accreditation.; title: pt. II. Police operations; title: 4. Recruitment and selection of police officers; title: Recruitment and selection; title: Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action; title: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; title: Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); title: The Americans With Disabilities Act; title: Entry-level recruitment and selection; title: Status tests; title: Physical tests; title: Mental tests; title: Psychological tests; title: Tests of morality; title: Background investigations; title: Tests of ability to communicate; title: Supervisory recruitment and selection; title: Assessment centers; title: Recruitment and selection of police chiefs; title: 5. Police training and education; title: Police training; title: Types of training; title: Basic recruit training; title: Field training; title: In-service training; title: Training and police leaders; title: Training effectiveness; title: Purposes of training; title: Who should conduct police training?; title: Police education; title: Police educational requirements; title: College education and police performance; title: Higher education and the police : a continuing controversy; title: 6. Police work : operations and functions; title: Basic police functions; title: Order maintenance; title: Investigations and Forensic Science; title: Styles of policing; title: Patrol strength and allocation; title: Types of patrol; title: Patrol innovations; title: Evaluation of police performance; title: Police and the media; title: Media relations programs; title: 7. Contemporary strategies in policing; title: Community policing; title: The LEMAS Survey; title: Problem-oriented policing and COP; title: Research on community and problem-oriented policing; title: Criticisms of community policing; title: Changes and innovations in policing strategies; title: Intelligence-led policing; title: Situational crime prevention; title: Hot-spot policing; title: Directed patrol; title: Differential response policing; title: Saturation patrol and crackdowns; title: Third-party policing; title: Evidence-based policing; title: Pulling levers policing; title: Broken windows policing; title: CompStat; title: Incident Command Systems; title: Dual career ladder; title: Procedural Justice policing.; title: pt. III. Police conduct; title: 8. The police culture; title: The police subculture; title: Danger, authority, and efficiency; title: The police personality : myth or reality?; title: Stresses and strains of police work; title: The personal costs of police work; title: Task demands; title: Role demands; title: Role ambiguity; title: Interpersonal demands; title: Physical demands; title: Forms of police stress; title: Stages of stress; title: Burnout; title: Stress and police families; title: Police shootings and critical incidents as a source of stress; title: Attempts to combat police stress; title: Dealing with stress in police organizations; title: 9. Law, court decisions, and the police; title: The First Amendment; title: The Second Amendment; title: The Fourth Amendment; title: Probable Cause and Reasonableness; title: Searches and seizures with and without a warrant; title: Police stops; title: Police searches incident to arrest; title: Consent searches; title: The Fifth Amendment; title: The Fourteenth Amendment; title: The Exclusionary Rule; title: Police use of force; title: The Patriot Act, Homeland Security, and terrorism; title: 10. Discretion, ethics, and accountability in policing; title: Police discretion; title: Biased enforcement and racial profiling; title: Controlling discretion and encouraging ethical behavior; title: Commitment to the importance of ethical decision making; title: Improved hiring practices; title: Elimination of quotas; title: Intolerance of malfeasance; title: In-car video cameras; title: Positive media relations; title: Ethics in policing; title: Police accountability; title: Professionalism and the police; title: ch. 11. Police misconduct; title: The background of police misconduct; title: Types of misconduct; title: Corruption of authority; title: Kickbacks; title: Shakedowns; title: Bribery; title: Opportunistic theft; title: Protection of illegal activities; title: Causes and consequences of police misconduct; title: Nonfeasance; title: Drug-related corruption; title: Noble Cause corruption; title: Physical and emotional abuse; title: Emotional abuse and psychological harassment by police officers; title: Excessive use of force; title: Misconduct: management and administrative issues; title: Correcting and preventing misconduct.; title: pt. IV. Contemporary issues in policing; title: 12. Policing in a multicultural setting; title: Policing in a multicultural and multiethnic society; title: Police-community relations; title: Human relations in policing; title: Police; title: Minority encounters; title: Police public relations; title: Citizen complaints; title: Police-media relations; title: The police and public in multicultural relations; title: Cultural diversity and awareness training; title: Police responsiveness and accountability; title: The role of community members in multicultural relations; title: Women and minorities in policing; title: Women in policing; title: Policewomen as viewed by the public, their supervisors, and male officers; title: Factors affecting the performance of policewomen; title: Recruiting female officers; title: Minority police officers; title: Black police officers; title: Hispanic police officers; title: Asian police officers; title: Gay and lesbian police officers; title: Recruiting and retaining minorities as police officers; title: 13. Technology and the police; title: Computers; title: Video cameras : safety and accountability; title: Eavesdropping technology; title: Computers and cameras; title: drones; title: Crime mapping and CompStat; title: Cell phones/smart phones; title: Fingerprints, DNA, and other biological identifiers; title: Police use of speed detection devices or systems; title: Body armor and weapons; title: Police weapons; title: 14. Terrorism, Homeland Security, and global issues; title: Transnational crime; title: Organized crime; title: White-collar crime; title: Terrorism; title: Homeland Security and the police response; title: Department of Homeland Security; title: The USA Patriot Act; title: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Statute; title: First Responder preparedness and the role of the public; title: 15. Private and contract police; title: History and background; title: The development of the Modern Security Era; title: Security today; title: Terrorism and modern private security operations; title: Private and contract security personnel; title: Private detectives and investigators; title: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers; title: Licensure; title: Employment; title: Executive protection services; title: Public police and private security.; title: pt. V. Looking ahead; title: 16. The future of policing in America; title: The changing police role; title: Research and planning as police functions; title: Changing the police image; title: Community and problem-oriented; title: Civilianization; title: Accreditation; title: Lateral Entry; title: Training; title: Education; title: Police leadership; title: Private and contract security personnel; title: Technological changes in policing; title: Clarifying the police role; title: Predictive policing; title: The role of community policing; title: Intelligence-led policing and terrorism; title: Terrorism laws.; title: Note continued.