NCJ Number
27284
Date Published
1975
Length
41 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS A TEXT FOR POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, THIS BOOK PRESENTS A SERIES OF CHAPTERS DEALING WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE POLICE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY; FOR EACH CHAPTER, DISCUSSION AND TEST QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED.
Abstract
AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE TEXT ARE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE, THE ROLE OF URBAN POLICE, SOCIAL CLASSES AND CHANGING TRENDS, URBAN POPULATION FACTORS, AND PATTERNS OF METROPOLITAN GROWTH. CHAPTERS ARE ALSO PRESENTED ON POLICE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, COMMERCE AND THE POLICE, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC OPINION AND THE MEDIA, POLICE CORRUPTION, AND ALIENATION AND THE POLICE. BOTH TRUE/FALSE AND MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED ON EACH TOPIC, AND ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE INDICATED.