An Introduction to Policing

Description

Discover the challenges, excitement and rewards of law enforcement today with Dempsey, Forst, and Carter's AN INTRODUCTION TO POLICING, 9th Edition. Written by law enforcement veterans with extensive first-hand experience in all areas of policing, this book is an essential read for you or anyone you know who is considering a career in law enforcement. You'll get insight into the Black Lives Matter movement, questionable police shootings of civilians and ambush shootings of police officers, strained police-community relations, the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, recent terrorism incidents, Specialized Policing Responses to homeless individuals, advances in policing technology and other current issues. You'll also find the latest research as well as up-to-date applications, statistics, court cases and information on law enforcement careers. Cover Brief Contents Contents About the Authors Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Police History and Organization Chapter 1: Police History Early Police English Policing: Our Heritage American Policing: The Colonial Experience American Policing: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries American Policing: Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 2: Organizing Public Security in the United States The U.S. Public Security Industry Local Law Enforcement Law Enforcement in the Era of Reduced Budgets State Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement International Police Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 3: Organizing the Police Department Organizing the Department: Managerial Concepts Alternative Organizational Models and Structures Organizing by Personnel Organizing by Area Organizing by Time Organizing by Function or Purpose Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Part II: The Personal Side of Policing Chapter 4: Becoming a Police Officer Finding Information on Jobs in Policing Standards in Police Selection The Recruitment Process The Job Analysis The Selection Process The Police Training Process Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 5: The Police Role and Police Discretion The Police Role Ambiguity of the Police Role Goals and Objectives of Policing Police Operational Styles Police Discretion Police Shootings and the Use of Deadly Force Departure from the "Fleeing Felon" Rule Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 6: Police Culture, Personality, and Stress The Police Culture or Subculture The Police Personality Police Stress Police Suicide Police Danger Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 7: Minorities in Policing Discrimination in Policing How Did Women and Minorities Strive for Equality? White Male Backlash Academic Studies on Job Performance of Minorities Minorities in Policing Today Challenges Persist for Minorities in Policing Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 8: Police Ethics and Police Deviance Ethics and the Police The Dilemma of Law versus Order Review of the Police Police Corruption Other Police Misconduct Biased-Based Policing Police Brutality Responses to Police Corruption Police Civil and Criminal Liability Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Part III: Police Operations Chapter 9: Patrol Operations Traditional Methods of Police Work Police Patrol Operations Evaluating the Effectiveness of Police Work Random Routine Patrol: The Kansas City Study Rapid Response to Citizens' 911 Calls Patrol Innovations: Working Smarter Personnel Deployment Allocation of Resources Alternative Strategies Police Traffic Operations Other Police Operational Units Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 10: Investigations Retroactive Investigation of Past Crimes by Detectives Detective Operations Alternatives to Retroactive Investigation of Past Crimes by Detectives Crime Analysis and Information Management Proactive Tactics Undercover Operations Entrapment Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 11: Police and Their Clients The Need for Proper Police-Community Relationships Human Relations, Public Relations, and Community Relations Public Opinion and the Police Police and Minority Communities Police and Special Populations Community Crime Prevention Programs Police and Business Cooperation Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 12: Community Policing Corporate Strategies for Policing The Philosophy of Community Policing and Problem-Solving Policing Community Policing Problem-Solving Policing Successful Examples of Community-Oriented Policing Community Policing Today The Federal Government and Community Policing Some Accomplishments of Community Policing The Debate Continues on Community Policing Homeland Security and the Future of Community Policing Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 13: Police and the Law Crime in the United States The Police and the U.S. Constitution The Police and Arrest The Police and Search and Seizure The Warrant Requirement and the Search Warrant The Police and Custodial Interrogation Police Eyewitness Identification Procedures Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Part IV: Critical Issues in Policing Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing Computer Technology in Policing Fingerprint Technology Less-Than-Lethal Weapons Surveillance Technology Advanced Photographic Techniques Modern Forensics or Criminalistics DNA Profiling Advanced Technology Concerns about Technology and Civil Liberties Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Chapter 15: Homeland Security Homeland Security Terrorism Methods of Investigating Terrorism Post-9/11 Response to Terrorism and Homeland Defense Federal Law Enforcement Efforts for Homeland Security State and Local Law Enforcement Efforts for Homeland Security Security versus Civil Liberties Summary Key Terms Review Exercises End Notes Glossary Index