TY - BOOK AU - Walker,Samuel AU - Katz,Charles M. TI - The police in America: an introduction SN - 9780078111495 AV - HV 8139 W184p 2011 U1 - 363.20973 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Dubuque, Iowa PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Police KW - United States KW - Police administration KW - Policía KW - Estados Unidos KW - Administración de la policía N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS: Police and society -- The history of the American police -- The contemporary law enforcement industry -- PART II: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Police organizations -- Police officers I: entering police work -- Police officers II: On the job -- PART III: POLICE WORK: Patrol: the backbone of policing -- Peacekeeping and order maintenance -- The police and crime -- Innovations in police strategy -- PART IV: ISSUES IN POLICING: Police discretion -- Police-community relations -- Police corruption -- Accountability of the police -- PART V: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY: The future of policing in America -- Glossary UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009045528-t.html ER -