Law Enforcement, Communication, and Community (Advances in Consciousness Research) [Paperback]

George Mandler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9027225923 | ISBN-13: 978-9027225924 | Publication Date: May 23, 2002

Given widespread media attention to issues of crime and its prevention, police heroism, and new modes of police-community involvements, this international collection is timely. It examines ways in which police and citizens communicate across a range of contexts and problem areas. While much attention is afforded the critical roles of communication by police agencies, there has been little recourse to communication science and its theories. Likewise, the latter has not, until recently, concerned itself with analyzing police-citizen interactions. This volume examines the character of such encounters, forging new theoretical frameworks having implications for practice in many instances. Topics include media portrayals of law enforcement, communication and new technologies within police culture, domestic violence, hate crimes, stalking, sexual abuse, and hostage negotiations. This book should be relevant not only to a range of social sciences besides communication scholars and students, but also to practitioners working in the field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co (May 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9027225923
• ISBN-13: 978-9027225924
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,756,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)