Shades of Blue: Practice and Possibility in Policing explores issues essential to understanding the complex purposes and effects of contemporary law enforcement in a democratic society. Through seminal writings by noted policing pioneers, students are introduced to the philosophies and strategies associated with the professional and community eras in policing. Articles on officer desirability, as expressed in recruitment policies and through citizen feedback, accord students insight into who is, and should be, empowered to implement the policing mandate. Readings on controversial...