POLICE REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES - THE ERA OF AUGUST VOLLMER, 1905-1932

• NCJ Number: 31217
• Author(s): G E CARTE; E H CARTE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 147 pages
• Sale Source: University of California Press
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TRACES THE COURSE OF THE POLICE REFORM THAT WAS GENERATED BY PUBLIC DISAFFECTION, AND SHOWS HOW PROFESSIONALISM BECAME THE STANDARD FOR CONTEMPORARY POLICE REFORM.

Abstract

AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, AMERICAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS SUFFERED FROM THE SAME MALADIES THAT AFFLICTED OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES: ENDEMIC POLITICAL CORRUPTION, LOW STANDARDS, AND POOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CITIZENRY THAT WAS GROWING INCREASINGLY ALARMED ABOUT CRIME AND OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE CITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)