Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving (with InfoTrac®) [Hardcover]

Linda S. Miller (Author), Kären M. Hess (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0534628885 | ISBN-13: 978-0534628888 | Edition: 4

Updated line-by-line and focusing throughout on the dual themes of problem solving and community/police collaboration and partnerships, this comprehensive text provides law enforcement students and police professionals with a career-focused up-to-the minute look at effective community policing. After presenting an historical perspective and the philosophy behind the movement, police veteran Linda S. Miller and renowned criminal justice educator Kären M. Hess turn to the practical strategies and essential skills needed to implement realistic, workable problem solving within communities today. And, because changes in technology and society continually present new challenges to police officers, COMMUNITY POLICING: PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING (formerly titled THE POLICE IN THE COMMUNITY: STRATEGIES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY) illustrates the application of procedures to the latest issues, preparing students and professionals to understand the opportunities and responsibilities now faced by the police and the community they serve.

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About the Author

Linda S. Miller is the former executive director of the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) as well as a former sergeant in the Bloomington (Minnesota) Police Department. She was with the department 22 years, serving as a patrol supervisor, a crime prevention officer, a patrol officer, and a police dispatcher. Ms. Miller has been a member of the Minnesota Peace and Police Officers Association, the International Police Association, the Midwest Gang Investigator's Association, the International Association of Women Police and the Minnesota Association of Women Police. She was a member of the People-to-People's Women in Law Enforcement Delegation to the Soviet Union in 1990. She is a frequent presenter to community groups and is also an instructor.

Kären M. Hess holds a Ph.D. in English and in instructional design from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in criminal justice from Pacific Western University. She is a longtime and prolific author in Criminal Justice with a number of bestsellers across the curriculum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 4 edition (August 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534628885
• ISBN-13: 978-0534628888
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,411,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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