EVOLUTION OF OUR AMERICAN POLICE SYSTEMS (FROM POLICE ROLES IN THE SEVENTIES - PROFESSIONALIZATION IN AMERICA, 1975 BY JACK KINTON - SEE NCJ-31601)

• NCJ Number: 31614
• Author(s): J D MCNAMARA
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Social Science and Sociological Resources
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALIZATION.

Abstract

THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS REVIEWED, AND THE ROLE OF POLITICAL INFLUENCES IS NOTED AND CONDEMNED. PROFESSIONALISM IN POLICING IS SAID TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH CONTINUED POLITICIZATION. THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE AS KANSAS CITY POLICE CHIEF IS STRESSED.