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POLICE REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES - THE ERA OF AUGUST VOLLMER, 1905-1932

NCJ Number
31217
Author(s)
G E CARTE; E H CARTE
Date Published
1975
Length
147 pages
Annotation
TRACES THE COURSE OF THE POLICE REFORM THAT WAS GENERATED BY PUBLIC DISAFFECTION, AND SHOWS HOW PROFESSIONALISM BECAME THE STANDARD FOR CONTEMPORARY POLICE REFORM.
Abstract
AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, AMERICAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS SUFFERED FROM THE SAME MALADIES THAT AFFLICTED OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES: ENDEMIC POLITICAL CORRUPTION, LOW STANDARDS, AND POOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CITIZENRY THAT WAS GROWING INCREASINGLY ALARMED ABOUT CRIME AND OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE CITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)