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Introduction to Policing

Fifth Edition
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February 2023 | 488 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Written by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing focuses on the most thought-provoking, contemporary issues in the world of policing. The authors tackle complex issues that impact policing today, such as social diversity; advancements in technology; and global issues, such as terrorism and transnational organized crime. The Fifth Edition offers fully updated content in Sage’s Vantage learning platform.


 
Part I. Foundations of Policing
 
Chapter 1. Policing in the United States
Law Enforcement Today

 
The Concept and Mandate of the Police

 
Scope of the Law Enforcement Sector

 
A Changing Landscape

 
A Changing Workforce

 
Additional Types of Police/Security

 
 
Chapter 2. A Brief History of Police in the United States
English Roots of Policing

 
The Evolution of Early U.S. Policing

 
The Political Era

 
The Reform Era

 
The Era of Social Upheaval (1960s and 1970s)

 
The Community-Policing Era (1980–2000)

 
The Homeland Security Era (2001–Present)

 
Some Contemporary Policing Strategies

 
Policing in the Past, Present, and Future

 
 
Chapter 3. Police Organization and Administration
Organizational Structures

 
Police Militarization

 
Operations Division

 
Organizational Substructures

 
Handling Change in Police Organizations

 
Police Unions and Collective Bargaining

 
Police Professionalism

 
 
Part II. Police Operations
 
Chapter 4. Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers
The Importance of Recruitment and Selection

 
Antidiscrimination Legislation

 
Entry-Level Recruitment and Selection

 
Testing of Candidates

 
Supervisory Recruitment and Selection

 
Recruitment and Selection of Police Chiefs

 
 
Chapter 5. Police Training and Education
Police Education

 
Research on College Education and Police Performance

 
Police Training

 
Types of Training

 
Challenges

 
 
Chapter 6. Police Work: Operations and Functions
Basic Police Functions

 
Styles of Policing

 
Patrol Strength and Allocation

 
Other Types of Patrol

 
Evaluating Patrol

 
Evaluating Police Performance

 
Police and the Media

 
 
Chapter 7. Contemporary Strategies in Policing
Community Policing

 
Problem-Oriented Policing

 
Research on Community and Problem-Oriented Policing

 
Criticisms of Community Policing and Effect of the Pandemic

 
The Current Status of COP and POP

 
Innovations in Policing Strategies

 
Procedural Justice Policing

 
 
Part III. Police Conduct
 
Chapter 8. The Police Culture and Work Stress
What Is Culture?

 
Analyzing Police Subculture

 
Types of Stresses in Police Work

 
Effects and Consequences of Police Stress

 
Police Deaths and Critical Incidents

 
Counteracting Police Stress

 
 
Chapter 9. Law, Court Decisions, and the Police
The First Amendment

 
The Second Amendment

 
The Fourth Amendment

 
The Fifth Amendment

 
The Fourteenth Amendment

 
The Exclusionary Rule

 
Police Use of Force

 
The USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security, and Terrorism

 
 
Chapter 10. Ethics and Decision-Making
Police Discretion

 
Ethics and Police Conduct

 
Leadership and Improving Decision-Making

 
 
Chapter 11. Police Misconduct and Accountability
Corruption

 
Other Types of Police Misconduct

 
Research on Police Misconduct and Use of Force

 
The Impacts of Misconduct

 
Causes of Misconduct—Bad Apples or Bad Barrels?

 
Misconduct: Management and Administrative Issues

 
Accountability

 
 
Part IV. Contemporary Issues In Policing
 
Chapter 12. Policing in a Diverse Society
Policing in a Multicultural and Multiethnic Society

 
The Problem and Promise of Diversity

 
Police–Community Conflict

 
Public Image of the Police

 
Police in the Community

 
Women in Policing

 
Minority Police Officers

 
 
Chapter 13. Technology and the Police
The Costs and Benefits of Technology

 
Computers

 
Video Cameras

 
Surveillance Technology

 
Crime Mapping

 
Biological Identifiers

 
Speed Detection Devices or Systems

 
Driverless Vehicles

 
Armor and Weapons

 
 
Chapter 14. Organized Crime, Homeland Security, and Global Issues
Transnational Crime

 
White-Collar Crime

 
Terrorism

 
Local Response to Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime

 
 
Part V. Looking Ahead
 
Chapter 15. The Future of Policing in the United States
The Changing Context

 
Ongoing and Strategic Change

 
Terrorism and Future Policing

 
 
Glossary
 
Endnotes
 
Index
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.
  • Details the increased participation in law enforcement by women and people of color, highlighting the realities of a diverse workforce in both recruitment and promotion.
  • Revised research, data, statistics, case law, and in-text examples.
  • Updated accounts for new and ongoing historical events, and social and political trends.
  • Updated You Decide, Case in Point, and Police Stories features.
KEY FEATURES:
  • You Decide boxes invite critical thinking by presenting realistic dilemmas in policing and encouraging students to propose possible new solutions.
  • Case in Point boxes use current events to illustrate one or more of each chapter’s major issues.
  • Exhibit boxes provide concrete examples to help students make real-world connections.
  • Police Stories boxes feature the experiences of current and previous law enforcement officers to show students how concepts discussed play out in the field.
  • Features boxes are brief supplemental pieces that relate to and enhance the text and provide additional insight and depth.
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