NCJ Number
193016
Date Published
2002
Length
338 pages
Annotation
This textbook aims to supplement police academy training and support college courses that focus on uniformed police patrol in community policing.
Abstract
The text emphasizes the police mission, law enforcement’s role in the criminal justice system, the requirements of police officers in contemporary democratic society, and the results of police job-task analyses that identify the qualities and skills required of the modern police officer. Individual chapters discuss the history of private and public policing, jurisdictional levels and the role of various police agencies, contemporary issues in policing, police professionalism, police ethics, and police leadership. Additional chapters address the verbal and written communication skills essential on interpersonal, team, and large group levels; cross-cultural communication; conflict management; communication-related alternatives to the use of force; the philosophy and strategy of community policing; and police-community relations. Further chapters detail the steps involved in the tactical implementation of community policing; the attitudes, training, and education necessary for patrol work; police safety; police use of force; and police occupational stress and stress management. Other chapters focus on patrol techniques for situations commonly encountered by the uniformed patrol officer, crime trends, crime control, arrest and apprehension, interactions with victims, search and seizure, other rules of evidence, police-juvenile relations, and interactions with people who have mental disorders or are intoxicated. The final chapters describe basic investigative techniques, sources of information, crime scene processing, evidence collection, preparation for courtroom testimony and courtroom presentation techniques, corrections, and capital punishment. Chapter learning objectives and lists of main terms, chapter discussion questions and exercises, figures, index, and approximately 350 references