Policing in America: A Balance of Forces (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Rae Langford (Author), Lawrence F. Travis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0130926248 | ISBN-13: 978-0130926241 | Edition: 3

For courses in Introduction to Policing. This leading text on policing applies a multi-causal model to explain police issues, integrating the history, social context, and correlates of policing into a theoretical understanding of policing in America. The book is designed to encourage students to see the relationships between three primary correlates of police practice--communities, police organizations, and individuals. Praised for its scholarship, both the breadth and depth of coverage, this is the only book that seeks to integrate the broad research literature on policing into a coherent perspective. It guides students in developing an appreciation for the "big pictures", and an integrated understanding of policing. This edition retains the best of earlier editions, plus includes improvements suggested by colleagues and the latest findings from the continually expanding body of policing knowledge.

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From the Publisher

This book has been written to help students develop an understanding of the different police and law enforcement agencies working in the United States today. Students will learn how these agencies developed, and examine current police practice and problems. It not only provides a detailed description of policing, but also offers students an analytic framework for understanding the police as a product of a balance of social, historical, political, legal, individual, and organizational forces. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

This third edition of POLICING IN AMERICA: A Balance of Forces, by Robert H. Langworthy and Lawrence E Travis III, provides an updated review of the various police and law enforcement agencies working in the United States today The text continues to provide students with an analytical framework for understanding the police as a balanced product of social, historical, political, legal, individual, and organizational forces. This edition contains updated graphs of the most recent police data and discussions of recently published research that begins to address the "balance of forces" theoretical perspective.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Written in a clear style designed to engage the reader's interest and attention.
• Includes "correlates" sections that examine theoretical propositions about the police in light of current research literature, developing students' analytical and critical thinking about police.
• Describes the contemporary police industry in the United States, including public and private agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Provides figures and graphs presenting recent data on policing in America.
• Presents and analyzes the three major functions of policing in the United States: law enforcement, service provision, and the maintenance of order.
• Covers contemporary issues in policing such as quality of life policing and racial profiling.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 492 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (May 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130926248
• ISBN-13: 978-0130926241
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Policing America, February 19, 2010

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This review is from: Policing in America: A Balance of Forces (4th Edition) (Paperback)

The book was the correct book, delivery was fast and the book was practically new.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Sure What Happened, October 19, 2005

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K. Wilkinson (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Policing in America: A Balance of Forces (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

I am sure that when this book left the seller it was in greaat condition, however the way it was packed or handled, the book was bent and the cover was broken. I am hoping this is not how all of their books are sent out, and this accident should be seen as such.