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Publication Date: August 2005 | ISBN-10: 1593321252 | ISBN-13: 978-1593321253

Groeneveld studies the conceptual and fundamental aspects of organizational influence over police discretion in field arrests. He finds that street-level discretion by field officer

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Richard F. Groeneveld is a police commander and has been with the Phoenix Police Department for over 26 years. Currently, the director of the Police Department Crime Laboratory, he has worked patrol, undercover narcotics, property investigations, the tactical response unit, the police academy, and the computer services bureau. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, he is married and has two daughters.

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Hardcover: 170 pages
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing (August 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593321252
ISBN-13: 978-1593321253
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,146,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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There has been significant discussion by legal and academic scholars, practitioners, politicians, and the community as to the core function of law enforcement. Read the first page

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United States, New York, Los Angeles, The Pearson, Christopher Commission, Justice Department, African Americans, Rhode Island, Rodney King, Wickersham Commission

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This book cites 11 books:

Police Leadership in America: Crisis and Opportunity by William A. Geller in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Police Administration by James J Fyfe on page 17
Above the Law Police and the Excessive Use of Force by Jerome H Skolnick in Back Matter
Social Psychology by Arnold S. Kahn on page 27
Administrative Behavior and Police Organization by Jim L. Munro on page 31

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