NCJ Number
27087
Date Published
1974
Length
144 pages
Annotation
DEFINES THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND TRAINING, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEIR FUNCTION MAY FAIL TO GET ACROSS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS EXAMINE THE REASONS FOR FAILURE AND DISCUSS ENTRENCHED POLICE AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES: THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF POLICEMEN, THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OF SOME OFFICERS, THE EMPLOYMENT OF POLICE ON TRAFFIC DUTIES, CLASHES WITH THE PUBLIC OVER RACIAL MATTERS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE PROBLEMS OF DRUGS AS WELL AS THE INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)