The Police in America: An Introduction
by Samuel Walker, Charles M Katz
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Author: Charles M Katz, Samuel WalkerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-23
ISBN: 0073527920
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary of The Police in America: An Introduction
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.General Books
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