Walker, Samuel,  1942- <br/><br/>
The police in America :  an introduction / 
Samuel Walker, Charles M. Katz. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Dubuque, Iowa :  McGraw-Hill,  2011. 
 - xxi, 552 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface --<br/>PART I: FOUNDATIONS: Police and society --<br/>The history of the American police --<br/>The contemporary law enforcement industry --<br/>PART II: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Police organizations --<br/>Police officers I: entering police work --<br/>Police officers II: On the job --<br/>PART III: POLICE WORK: Patrol: the backbone of policing --<br/>Peacekeeping and order maintenance --<br/>The police and crime --<br/>Innovations in police strategy --<br/>PART IV: ISSUES IN POLICING: Police discretion --<br/>Police-community relations --<br/>Police corruption --<br/>Accountability of the police --<br/>PART V: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY: The future of policing in America --<br/>Glossary. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078111495 0078111498 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Police--United States.<br/>Police administration--United States.<br/>Policía--Estados Unidos<br/>Administración de la policía --Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 8139  / W184p 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.20973