Policing

Carol A. Archbold - North Dakota State University, USA
Carol M. Huynh - North Carolina Central University
Thomas Mrozla - University of South Dakota, USA

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September 2021 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Offering a brief, accessible, and timely introduction, Policing: The Essentials, hones in on core concepts and provides strong coverage on the foundations of policing. Authors Carol A. Archbold, Carol M. Huynh, and Thomas Mrozla use contemporary scholarship to focus on the current climate of policing and criminal justice, crafting one of the most diverse and inclusive books for the policing course.

With a unique chapter on police effectiveness and community policing, plus ample opportunities for critical thinking and application by the reader, Policing: The Essentials offers a close examination of what matters in policing today and provides students with the key information they need to understand modern policing practices in our society.

Part I. Overview of the Police in the United States

Chapter 1. A Timeline of Policing in America

Chapter 2. Traditional and Contemporary Policing Strategies

Chapter 3. The Scope of American Law Enforcement

Chapter 4. Police Officers and Police Culture: Diversity and Workplace Experiences

Chapter 5. Becoming a Police Officer: Recruitment, Selection, Training and Promotion

Part II. Police Operations and Effectiveness

Chapter 6. Police Organization and Leadership

Chapter 7. Patrol, Investigations, and Technology

Chapter 8. Police Effectiveness

Chapter 9. Police Liability and Accountability

Part III. Police and Society

Chapter 10. The Public and the Police: Perceptions and Interactions

Chapter 11. Discretion and the Police

Chapter 12. Police Deviance and Ethics

Chapter 13. Contemporary Issues in American Policing

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"Policing: The Essentials is a peer reviewed examination of current police administrative policy and procedures. The text begins with historical information and ends with the future of policing. I highly recommend the text."

Kenneth Whitman, Ph.D.,

Alabama A&M University

“I very much appreciate the expansive focus on race/ethnicity and gender and how this impact police-citizen relations… Overall I was very satisfied with this coverage and found that it filled many important gaps from other similar texts.”

Carl Root

Eastern Kentucky University

“Solid text with good overviews of topics relating to American Police.”

Jeffrey L Schwartz

Rowan University

“It is a textbook on contemporary policing issues. It is clear and easy to follow for students.”

Dr. Mercedes Valadez, Division of Criminal Justice

California State University, Sacramento

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Chapter 1. A Timeline Of Policing in America

Chapter 2. Traditional and Contemporary Policing Strategies

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