The Police in America: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 1260236994
- ISBN-13
- 9781260236996
- Series
- The Police in America
- Category
- Police
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill LLC
- Authors
- Charles M. Katz, Samuel Walker
Description
"The Police in America: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do, the problems they face, and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. The book is designed primarily for undergraduates enrolled in their first police or law enforcement course-such as an introduction to policing, police and society, or law enforcement systems"--
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- 2010-01-29
- 576 pages
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