NCJ Number
1772
Date Published
1972
Length
378 pages
Annotation
ASPECTS OF THE ENTIRE ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM EMPHASIZING POLICE.
Abstract
THE READINGS ARE GROUPED IN SEVEN SUBJECT AREA SECTIONS POLICE ROLE, POLICE SELECTION AND RETENTION, PROFESSIONALIZATION, ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICE DISCRETION, CRITICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. COURTS AND CORRECTIONS ARE CRITIQUED IN THE PAPERS; THE REST DEAL PRIMARILY WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE REQUIREMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL CAPABILITIES AND THE MEANS TO THAT END ARE CENTRAL IN MOST OF THE PAPERS. MANY OF THE PAPERS PROVIDE CHARTED DATA AND REFERENCES.