NCJ Number
17756
Editor(s)
G G KILLINGER,
P F CROMWELL
Date Published
1975
Length
475 pages
Annotation
CONTRIBUTORS ARE FROM THE DISCIPLINES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY, AND THEY DISCUSS THE ROLE OF THE POLICEMAN IN THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS, EACH DEVOTED TO A TOPIC RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE FIRST SECTION REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN SYSTEMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM ANGLO-SAXON AND ROMAN ORIGINS IS DOCUMENTED AND AMERICAN PROTOTYPES ARE DISCUSSED. SECTION TWO PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF LAW AND JUSTICE. A THIRD SECTION FOCUSES ON THE PROBLEMS OF RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, POLICE EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONALIZATION. SECTION FOUR DISCUSSES THE PROPER ROLE OF THE POLICEMAN, WHILE SECTION FIVE COVERS DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT IN EXISTING COMMAND STRUCTURES. THE FINAL SECTION DEALS WITH POLICE PROBLEMS AND PRACTICES. THE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP IS DISCUSSED, AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE BLACK POLICEMAN, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES, AND NEGOTIATED PLEAS ARE STUDIED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED POLICE SERVICES ARE PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)