The Police in America: Classic and Contemporary Readings (The Wadsworth Professionalism in Policing Series) [Paperback]

Steven G. Brandl (Author), David E. Barlow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 26, 2003 | ISBN-10: 053462376X | ISBN-13: 978-0534623760 | Edition: 1

This unique reader provides students with a scholarly foundation for understanding police research, theory and practice. The Police in America also includes classic readings and more contemporary writings which directly relate to and build upon the classical works. This unique combination of classic and contemporary readings helps bring police literature alive for today's students, and helps them to recognize the relevance of this literature to contemporary issues and problems in policing.

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About the Author

Steven G. Brandl is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research interests include police decision-making and behavior, police use of force, the relationship between the police and the community, criminal investigation, and program evaluation. Brandl has conducted numerous research projects with several major metropolitan police departments. He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals and co-editor of VOICES FROM THE FIELD: READINGS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH (Pope/Lovell/Brandl, Wadsworth 2001).

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (May 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053462376X
• ISBN-13: 978-0534623760
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)