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SOCIOLOGY OF THE POLICE CONTROL

NCJ Number
13508
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL RESEARCH Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (JUNE 1972) Pages: 47-67
Author(s)
J S ROUCEK
Date Published
1972
Length
21 pages
Annotation
AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE FORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE FORCES, FOCUSING ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AMERICAN AND THE BRITISH SYSTEMS.
Abstract
COMMENTS ARE ALSO MADE CONCERNING POLICE ORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS, AND PROBLEMS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.