NCJ Number
12285
Date Published
1964
Length
216 pages
Annotation
BASIC INTRODUCTION TO POLICE AND POLICE SCIENCE WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME IS A PORTRAYAL OF THE AMERICAN POLICE FIELD AND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIE AHEAD IN THIS IMPORTANT BRANCH OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THE READER IS TAKEN BEHIND THE LINES FOR A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF MODERN POLICE SERVICE - WHAT IT IS, HOW IT OPERATES, AND WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL AMBITIOUS FOR STUDY AND ADVANCEMENT IN A GROWING PROFESSION. AS A TEXT AND REFERENCE WORK FOR COURSE UNITS IN CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIAL STUDIES, IT PICTURES IN NONTECHNICAL LANGUAGE THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TODAY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)