The Police in America provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do, the problems they face, and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. Using timely articles and excerpts, the authors take readers beyond the headlines and statistics to present a comprehensive and contemporary overview of what it means to be a police officer..
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Customer Rating: Summary: Redundant Comment: I just finished reading "The Police In America: An Introduction, 6th Edition" for a class on Police in Society. I have to admit that reading this textbook was an utter waste of time. The authors could have cut 200 pages from the book if they had refrained from using redundant comments, statistics, and descriptions. Customer Rating: Summary: Great book for class Comment: Thank you for the book, great for my college class. Shiped to APO to support this Soldier when others wouldn't Customer Rating: Summary: Police In America Comment: I liked the book, and it would have been really helpful but I was able to use a earlier edition of the book so I bought that and sent this book back.
