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PRINCIPLES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
10725
Author(s)
E ELDEFONSO; A COFFEY
Date Published
1968
Length
285 pages
Annotation
INTRODUCTORY TEXT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COVERING HISTORY AND THEORY, ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES, AND POLICE PROCEDURE.
Abstract
THE MATERIAL IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. 'PART ONE DEALS WITH THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIME. PART TWO DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES'. THE LAST SECTION 'INTRODUCES THE STUDENT TO SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES OF POLICE WORK SUCH AS PATROL, INVESTIGATION, CRIMINALISTICS, AND ARREST PROCEDURES'. EACH CHAPTER CONCLUDES WITH A SUMMARY, A LIST OF QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE PRECEDING MATERIAL, AND A LIST OF ANNOTATED REFERENCES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)