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TOWARD A PROFESSIONAL POLICE

NCJ Number
31112
Author(s)
R E CLIFT
Date Published
1974
Length
242 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF POLICE AGENCIES FOR ADEQUATE MANPOWER, GOOD MEN, GOOD SUPERVISION, PROPER EQUIPMENT, PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND COURT SUPPORT.
Abstract
PART ONE DESCRIBES HOW ADEQUACY OR MANPOWER IS BEING MET. PART TWO RELATES TO THE IMPORTANT MATTER OF DEVELOPING GOOD MEN. PART THREE DEALS WITH THE IMPERATIVENESS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. PART FOUR DEFINES THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT USED IN MANY DEPARTMENTS. PART FIVE DISCUSSES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IN POLICE WORK. PART SIX RELATES TO THE ALL IMPORTANT TASK OF DEVELOPING COURT AND LAW SUPPORT. THE FINAL PART COMPRISES AN OVERVIEW OF THESE MAJOR ASPECTS OF POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)