Description

Police officers in training, as well as experienced police practitioners, will also find this book useful for acquiring a understanding of their chosen careers. Members of the lay public can gain insight that will help them to achieve a better understanding of their relations with the police.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction:

• Purpose
• Structure and Rationale
• Content
• Research Process

2. History of Policing:

• Introduction
• Policing in Perspective
• Agricultural Era
• Industrial Era
• Informational Era

3. Function:

• Introduction
• Functional Perspective
• Serving and Protecting
• Conflict Perspective
• Social Stratification
• Reproducing Order

4. Roles:

• Introduction
• Policing and Patriarchy
• Police Archetypes: Crime-Fighters and Lawmen

5. Selection:

• Introduction
• Selection Process
• Selection Criteria

6. Training:

• Introduction
• Training Process
• Basic Constable Training
• Minimum Entry to Practice Requirements

7. Authority:

• Introduction
• Legal Authority
• Moral Authority

8. Use of Force:

• Introduction
• Statutory Guidelines
• By Police
• Against Police

9. Discretion:

• Introduction
• Legal
• Extra-Legal

10. Corruption:

• Introduction
• Opportunistic
• Systemic

11. Accountability:

• Introduction
• Peer Review
• Civilian Review

12. Confidentiality:

• Introduction
• Oath of Secrecy
• Code of Silence

13. Stress:

• Introduction
• Occupational Stressors
• Stress Styles
• Employee Assistance Programs

14. Community Policing:

• Introduction
• Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• Women
• Gays and Lesbians

15. Future Trends:

• Introduction
• Through the Looking Glass