NCJ Number
11216
Date Published
1973
Length
285 pages
Annotation
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TRENDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PRIMARY PROBLEMS FACED BY POLICE AGENCIES.
Abstract
CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOUR PROVIDE THE READER AN OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICE FUNCTION, THE PRESENT STATUS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN ERA. THE LAST FOUR CHAPTERS DISCUSS CURRENT PROBLEMS SUCH AS RISING CRIME, REORGANIZATION OF POLICE SERVICES AND POLICE IMAGE, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS FROM ARREST TO RELEASE. EACH CHAPTER CONCLUDES WITH A SET OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. APPENDIXES CONTAIN A GLOSSARY OF COMMON LEGAL PHRASES AND DEFINITIONS, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).