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Issues and controversies in policing today

Author
Nhan, Johnny, 1977- author.
Title
Issues and controversies in policing today / Johnny Nhan.
Format
E-Book
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Description
1 online resource (v, 255 pages.)
URL
Access for [All Campuses] - (Available on campus and off campus with authorized logon)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • A brief history of American policing
  • The police subculture
  • Officer selection and training
  • The officer experience and changes to an individual
  • Police and the media: myths and realities of police work
  • Police brutality and use of force
  • Racial profiling
  • The politics of policing and reducing crime
  • Career stages and the mental and physical toll of police work
  • Women in policing
  • Racial minority and LGBTQ cops
  • Community policing and contemporary strategies
  • Policing in the new age of crime: Terrorism, cyberspace and white-collar crime
  • The police and social media
  • Risk, technology, surveillance, and the future of policing.
Subject headings
Police--United States. Police administration--United States.
ISBN
9781538117552 (electronic bk.) 153811755X (electronic bk.) 9781538117545 1538117541

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Library
__Electronic resources available in all locations
Location
World Wide Web