NCJ Number
7592
Date Published
1972
Length
308 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF CRIME AND THE ROLE WHICH THE POLICEMAN PLAYS IN DEALING WITH CRIME AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
Abstract
A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES DEALS WITH SUCH TOPICS AS SOCIAL CONTROL, CRIME IN AMERICA, THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN MODERN SOCIETY, THE POLICE AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, AMERICA'S HETEROGENEOUS POPULATION, CRIME CAUSATION, THE PATROLMAN, ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES, AND VARIOUS MEANS OF OFFENDER TREATMENT. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES A LIST OF POLICE PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED BY SIR ROBERT PEELE IN 1829 AND THE PREAMBLE AND BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, A HANDBOOK OR TEXT FOR POLICEMEN IN EITHER IN-SERVICE OR RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND FOR STUDENTS OF CRIMINOLOGY WHO WANT A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIME PROBLEM AND THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN OUR SOCIETY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)