NCJ Number
19813
Editor(s)
J H SKOLNICK,
T C GRAY
Date Published
1975
Length
328 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF ARTICLES REFLECTING SOME OF THE COMPLEXITY AND VARIETY OF SOCIAL ISSUES AND DEMANDS IN THE CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES.
Abstract
IN A DISCUSSION OF PROFESSIONAL POLICE IN A FREE SOCIETY, THE ARTICLES FOCUS ON THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLICE AND POLICE PERSONALITY AND SOCIALIZATION. THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF POLICE COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS THE CAPACITY TO USE FORCE AND POLICE DISCRETION. POLICE-MINORITY RELATIONS, POLICE AND YOUTH, AND MENTAL ILLNESS, DEVIANCE, AND DISSENT ARE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED UNDER THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF POLICE. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF THE POLICE DEALS WITH POLICE REVOLTS, POLICE MALPRACTICE, AND CITIZEN CONTROL OF THE POLICE.