Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing

ISBN-13: 9780199843886 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 696 str.

Michael D. Reisig; Robert J. Kane

Opis

The police are perhaps the most visible representation of government. They are charged with what has been characterized as an "impossible" mandate -- control and prevent crime, keep the peace, provide public services -- and do so within the constraints of democratic principles. The police are trusted to use deadly force when it is called for and are allowed access to our homes in cases of emergency. In fact, police departments are one of the few government agencies that can be mobilized by a simple phone call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are ubiquitous within our society, but their actions are often not well understood.

O autorze

Michael D. Reisig is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. Robert J. Kane is Professor and Director of the Program of Criminology and Justice Policy at Drexel University, and co-author of Jammed-Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department.