Policing: Concepts, Strategies, and Current Issues in American Police Forces

by Michael J. Palmiotto

Book Overview

The second edition of Policing: Concepts, Strategies, and Current Issues in American Police Forces has been updated and revised to address the changes in policing that have occurred in the first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890898677
• ISBN13: 9780890898673
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Impressive and insightful overview of the American Police

Professor Michael J. Palmiotto has written a well balanced and insightful book on the American Police. Chapter one provides the reader with a succinct history of the American Police and the major policies that have shaped the current status quo of the policing profession. Upon laying the historical foundation, the author initiates an insightful overview of the various functions and levels of the American Police. This overview includes a description of law enforcement at all levels of government (city, county, state and federal). A chapter on prvate security informs the reader of the complex issues revolving around private security organizations. The issue of how private security interacts with the police and the law enforcement function is explored. Furthermore, the author does a nice job explaining the importance of private security from the standpoint of crime prevention in our everyday lives. The author embarks on an introduction of all aspects of policing. One of the more salient areas that is especially covered in energetic fashion is the chapter on police management and adminstration. This chapter sheds light on traditional management and administration strategies and concludes with a nice discussion on evolving approaches in the area of police management and administration including coverage of total quality management. The author provides a description of how new mangement approaches are being utilized and have proven effective in several American Police agencies. The chapter pertaining to the legal issues of policing provides a most informative overview on how constitutional considerations impact the everyday operations of the police. The author does an extrodinary job of outlining the major Supreme Court decisions and how these decisions apply to the standard operating procedures of police agencies (e.g., Miranda v. Arizona) which requires the police to read crime suspects their rights prior to interrogation. This chapter is written in a manner that the most neophyte reader of the law and policing can understand. Very practicle in orientation. The author provides coverage of the evolving technological trends and how the police are utilizing technology in fighting crime. The problems and hazards that the police face in their everyday jobs are presented thoroughly in chapter 12 (Current Issues in Policing). This chaper provides the reader with an overview of the stress that goes along with policing, the threat of blood borne pathogens and the myriad of other potentail hazards that the police cope with on a daily basis. The reader truly develops a sense of appreciation for the police after reading this chapter. The latest trends in police recruitment, selection, education and training are covered in the book. It will astonnish the reader to learn the process one goes through to wear the badge. From the careful screening and selection process through the grueling training academy. Thi