NCJ Number
107052
Editor(s)
R J Homant,
D B Kennedy
Date Published
1987
Length
358 pages
Annotation
This fourth volume in a series of articles on current law enforcement debates and research presents 18 articles on the life and tasks of the police officer.
Abstract
Nine articles on police life encompass police problems, life in the police organization, and the effects of police work on the lives of police officers. Among the topics discussed are making rank, work attitudes, stress, police fatalities, police ethics, and a comparison of Japanese and American police organizational management models. Nine articles on the practical aspects of police work identify police practices that have a measurable impact on law enforcement objectives. Topics include crime control policy, the civilianization of the American police from 1970 to 1980, courtroom criminal procedure, police targeting of career criminals, undercover 'stings,' foot patrol, residential burglaries, and police responses to domestic violence. Article notes and references and name and subject indexes.