NCJ Number
62551
Date Published
1979
Length
28 pages
Annotation
AN INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS COVERED IN THIS MANUAL, WHICH PROVIDES A LECTURE OUTLINE, QUIZZES, AND ESSAY QUESTIONS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TEXTBOOK.
Abstract
GENERAL TOPIC AREAS ADDRESSED ARE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLICE AGENCIES, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, POLICE FUNCTIONS, POLICE AND THE LAW, THE SOCIOLOGY OF POLICE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A CAREER, AND THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. TEACHING OBJECTIVES ARE OUTLINED FOR EACH SUBJECT SEGMENT. THE TEXT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PRESENT A REALISTIC VIEW OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BY GIVING INFORMATION ON WHO THE POLICE ARE, WHERE THEY COME FROM, AND WHAT THEY DO BEFORE DISCUSSING HOW POLICE FUNCTION IN RELATION TO THE LEGAL PROCESS AND SOCIETY. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES COVERED IN THE TEXT INCLUDE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND UNIONS. CAREERS ARE EXPLORED IN TERMS OF APPLICATION PROCEDURES, SELECTION PROCESSES, AND AVAILABLE JOBS ON THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. DETAILED LECTURE OUTLINES, MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZZES, MATCHING QUIZZES, AND TWO ESSAY QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED. (MJM)