NCJ Number
125538
Date Published
1990
Length
209 pages
Annotation
This analysis of police work focuses on its history and contemporary features, including its relationship to the rest of the criminal justice system and the special problems posed by stress and drug abuse.
Abstract
Individual sections compare the role of the police in the United States and other countries, selection procedures, current trends in police training, performance evaluation, and the training of police supervisors. Further sections examine the causes and effects of police occupational stress, basic principles of stress management, and counseling approaches. Additional sections examine the nature and extent of drug abuse in the United States, law enforcement approaches to drug abuse, and the growth of police professionalism. Photographs, chapter reference lists, and index.