An edition of Introduction to Policing
(2013)
Introduction to policing
2nd ed.
by Steven M. Cox, Susan Marchionna, and Brian Douglas Fitch
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Introduction to policing
2014, SAGE Publications, SAGE Publications, Inc
in English
- 2nd ed.
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Table of Contents
pt. I. Foundations of policing
1. Policing in America
Brief overview of the roles and functions of police in society
The concept of police
Size and scope of the Law Enforcement sector
Levels of policing
State Police
Special Jurisdiction Police
Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs
Auxiliary/Reserve/Special Police
Conservation Police Officers, Game Wardens
Tribal Police Officers
2. A brief history of police in the United States
Evolution of American policing : an overview
Early history of policing
The Political Era
The Reform Era
Policing in the 1960s and 1970s
The Community Policing/Problem Solving Era (1980-Early 21st Century)
Areal Policing
Reassurance Policing
Intelligence-Led or Intelligence-Based Policing
Terrorism-Oriented Policing
Diversity in police services
3. Police organization and administration : an overview
Organizational structures
Police hierarchy and the pyramid
The paramilitary structure
Functional design
Operations Division
Patrol
Investigations
Administrative or Staff Services Division
Place design
Time design
Future organizational designs
Police organizations in context
Change in police organizations
Police leadership
Police chiefs
Police Unions, professionalism, and accreditation
Police Unions and collective bargaining
Police professionalism
Police Unions and professionalism
Accreditation.
pt. II. Police operations
4. Recruitment and selection of police officers
Recruitment and selection
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
The Americans With Disabilities Act
Entry-level recruitment and selection
Status tests
Physical tests
Mental tests
Psychological tests
Tests of morality
Background investigations
Tests of ability to communicate
Supervisory recruitment and selection
Assessment centers
Recruitment and selection of police chiefs
5. Police training and education
Police training
Types of training
Basic recruit training
Field training
In-service training
Training and police leaders
Training effectiveness
Purposes of training
Who should conduct police training?
Police education
Police educational requirements
College education and police performance
Higher education and the police : a continuing controversy
6. Police work : operations and functions
Basic police functions
Order maintenance
Investigations and Forensic Science
Styles of policing
Patrol strength and allocation
Types of patrol
Patrol innovations
Evaluation of police performance
Police and the media
Media relations programs
7. Contemporary strategies in policing
Community policing
The LEMAS Survey
Problem-oriented policing and COP
Research on community and problem-oriented policing
Criticisms of community policing
Changes and innovations in policing strategies
Intelligence-led policing
Situational crime prevention
Hot-spot policing
Directed patrol
Differential response policing
Saturation patrol and crackdowns
Third-party policing
Evidence-based policing
Pulling levers policing
Broken windows policing
CompStat
Incident Command Systems
Dual career ladder
Procedural Justice policing.
pt. III. Police conduct
8. The police culture
The police subculture
Danger, authority, and efficiency
The police personality : myth or reality?
Stresses and strains of police work
The personal costs of police work
Task demands
Role demands
Role ambiguity
Interpersonal demands
Physical demands
Forms of police stress
Stages of stress
Burnout
Stress and police families
Police shootings and critical incidents as a source of stress
Attempts to combat police stress
Dealing with stress in police organizations
9. Law, court decisions, and the police
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
Probable Cause and Reasonableness
Searches and seizures with and without a warrant
Police stops
Police searches incident to arrest
Consent searches
The Fifth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Exclusionary Rule
Police use of force
The Patriot Act, Homeland Security, and terrorism
10. Discretion, ethics, and accountability in policing
Police discretion
Biased enforcement and racial profiling
Controlling discretion and encouraging ethical behavior
Commitment to the importance of ethical decision making
Improved hiring practices
Elimination of quotas
Intolerance of malfeasance
In-car video cameras
Positive media relations
Ethics in policing
Police accountability
Professionalism and the police
ch. 11. Police misconduct
The background of police misconduct
Types of misconduct
Corruption of authority
Kickbacks
Shakedowns
Bribery
Opportunistic theft
Protection of illegal activities
Causes and consequences of police misconduct
Nonfeasance
Drug-related corruption
Noble Cause corruption
Physical and emotional abuse
Emotional abuse and psychological harassment by police officers
Excessive use of force
Misconduct: management and administrative issues
Correcting and preventing misconduct.
pt. IV. Contemporary issues in policing
12. Policing in a multicultural setting
Policing in a multicultural and multiethnic society
Police-community relations
Human relations in policing
Police
Minority encounters
Police public relations
Citizen complaints
Police-media relations
The police and public in multicultural relations
Cultural diversity and awareness training
Police responsiveness and accountability
The role of community members in multicultural relations
Women and minorities in policing
Women in policing
Policewomen as viewed by the public, their supervisors, and male officers
Factors affecting the performance of policewomen
Recruiting female officers
Minority police officers
Black police officers
Hispanic police officers
Asian police officers
Gay and lesbian police officers
Recruiting and retaining minorities as police officers
13. Technology and the police
Computers
Video cameras : safety and accountability
Eavesdropping technology
Computers and cameras
drones
Crime mapping and CompStat
Cell phones/smart phones
Fingerprints, DNA, and other biological identifiers
Police use of speed detection devices or systems
Body armor and weapons
Police weapons
14. Terrorism, Homeland Security, and global issues
Transnational crime
Organized crime
White-collar crime
Terrorism
Homeland Security and the police response
Department of Homeland Security
The USA Patriot Act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Statute
First Responder preparedness and the role of the public
15. Private and contract police
History and background
The development of the Modern Security Era
Security today
Terrorism and modern private security operations
Private and contract security personnel
Private detectives and investigators
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Licensure
Employment
Executive protection services
Public police and private security.
pt. V. Looking ahead
16. The future of policing in America
The changing police role
Research and planning as police functions
Changing the police image
Community and problem-oriented
Civilianization
Accreditation
Lateral Entry
Training
Education
Police leadership
Private and contract security personnel
Technological changes in policing
Clarifying the police role
Predictive policing
The role of community policing
Intelligence-led policing and terrorism
Terrorism laws.
Note continued.
Edition Notes
Scaramella's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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