NCJ Number
16273
Date Published
1974
Length
144 pages
Annotation
A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF LONDON'S METROPOLITAN POLICE.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS DISCUSS ENTRENCHED POLICE AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES, THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF POLICEMEN, AND THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OF SOME OFFICERS. THEY ALSO DEAL WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OF POLICE ON TRAFFIC DUTIES, CLASHES WITH THE PUBLIC OVER RACIAL MATTERS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE PROBLEMS OF DRUGS AS WELL AS THE INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC. THE TEXT IS ILLUSTRATED WITH CARTOONS, CHARTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)