Depolicing: When Police Officers Disengage

by Willard M. Oliver

Depolicing - the withdrawal from proactive law enforcement by officers on the line - has become an increasing concern within both police departments and the communities that they serve. Willard Oliver, a former policeman himself, draws on extensive interviews with officers in a variety of jurisdictions to explore how prevalent depolicing has become, why officers engage in it, and what can be done to minimize it. With officer behavior under more and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626377553
• ISBN13: 9781626377554
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"