AuthorBerg, Bruce L. (Bruce Lawrence), 1954-
TitleLaw enforcement : an introduction to police in society / Bruce L. Berg
Imprint Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1992
Descript xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

Social control and social order -- The Sociohistorical evolution of policing -- The History and development of law enforcement in the United States -- The Organization of American law enforcement agencies -- Police patrols and traffic functions -- Police operations: investigations, juveniles, and special units -- Constitutional regulations and policing: life, liberty, and the pursuit of criminals -- The Police and the justice system -- Women and minorities in law enforcement -- The Police subculture -- Police discretion -- Police deviance and correuption -- Hazards of policing: danger, stress, and aids -- Professionalism and accreditation -- Criminalistics and the police -- The Future: eduction, training, and privatization in policing


SUBJECT

  1. Law enforcement -- United States
  2. Police -- United States

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Law Library (3rd Floor)K/US.880 B46l 1991 CHECK SHELVES