NCJ Number
39154
Date Published
1977
Length
368 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK WAS WRITTEN TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDE POLICE SCIENCE STUDENTS WITH A REALISTIC PREVIEW OF POLICE WORK SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE AN INTELLIGENT CHOICE OF CAREERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION TO POLICE SCIENCE FOCUSES ON THREE IMPORTANT CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: (1) A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: WHAT IT DEMANDS, WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO BRING TO IT, AND HOW STUDENTS MAY BEGIN SUCH A CAREER; (2) CRIME: CRIMINAL LAW AND HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY WORKS; AND (3) POLICE ORGANIZATION: HOW IT DEVELOPED, HOW IT FUNCTIONS, AND HOW IT DEALS WITH PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND POLICE ETHICS. THE EARLY CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK DESCRIBE THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISCUSS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN RELATION TO POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS. THE FUNCTIONS AND JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE CORONER, AND THE GRAND JURY RECEIVE SPECIAL EMPHASIS. ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS CONSIDER CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND CRIMINAL TYPES THE SPECIAL RESPONSIBLITIES OF THE POLICE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND BASIC BUT IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATING TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS IN POLICE SCIENCE. SPECIFIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND THE NUMEROUS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN CITY, COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE AGENCIES ARE ALSO EXPLORED. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF NOTE-TAKING IN POLICE WORK, A 12-PAGE GLOSSARY OF POLICE SCIENCE TERMS, AND LISTS OF BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SERIAL PUBLICATIONS AND POLICE TRAINING FILMS. A FIVE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCE LIST IS ALSO PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)...ELW