ORGANIZING THE POLICE FOR MODERN TIMES - A REVIEW OF THE RECENT LITERATURE

• NCJ Number: 15613
• Author(s): C H S HAYEWARDENE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 103 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Ottawa
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

APPROXIMATELY 160 SOURCES ARE CITED IN THIS LITERATURE REVIEW - MOST OF THE CITATIONS ARE DATED MORE RECENTLY THAN 1971.

Abstract

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE POLICE, THE USE OF DISCRETION, POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION, RECRUITMENT, AND TRAINING. OTHER SUBJECTS ARE THE POLICE PERSONALITY, RESEARCH AND PLANNING, DEPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND THE ABUSE OF AUTHORITY.