The police in a free society : safeguarding rights while enforcing the law /
"An unprecedented look at the evolution of American police from filling their intended role as peacekeepers and guardians of citizen rights to calling themselves--and acting primarily as--"law enforcement officers." As accusations of police misconduct and racial bias increasingly domi...
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
2017
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Table of Contents:
- The paradox of policing a free society
- The evolution of the modern police force
- From neighborhood patrolman to law-enforcement officer
- The consequences of eroding respect
- The police and racial conflict in America
- The police as the face of the law
- Training the police for service instead of enforcement
- Police legitimacy and public relations
- Handling officers who abuse the public trust
- The police force the public deserves