URBAN POLICE IN AMERICAN HISTORY - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

• NCJ Number: 28704
• Author(s): S WALKER
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Sale Source: University of Nebraska at Omaha; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OUTLINE OF SOME OF THE SCOPE, THEMES, AND MAJOR RESEARCH NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF POLICE HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES.

Abstract

THE PAPER CONCLUDES THAT THE HISTORY OF POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION ILLUMINATES ONE OF THE BASIC ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN AMERICAN URBAN SOCIETY: THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY AND POPULAR CONTROL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)