Policing in America: A Balance of Forces

This popular book on policing applies a multi-causal model to explain police issues, integrating the history, social context, and correlates of policing into a theoretical understanding of policing in America. The book is designed to encourage readers to see the relationships between three primary correlates of police practice?communities, police organizations, and individuals. This edition retains the best of earlier editions, plus includes improvements suggested by colleagues and the latest findings from the continually expanding body of policing knowledge. Understanding the Police; The Early History of Policing; The English Roots of American Policing; The Evolution of Policing in America; Federal and State Police; Private and Special-Purpose Police; Municipal and Local Police; Police Organizations; Individuals in Policing: Officers and Supervisors; Police Officers; Police and Community; Law Enforcement and the Police; Service and the Police; Order and the Police; Community Policing: Tying It All Together; Controlling the Police; Current Trends and Future Issues in Policing.