Individual sections compare the role of the police in the United States and other countries, selection procedures, current trends in police training, performance evaluation, and the training of police supervisors. Further sections examine the causes and effects of police occupational stress, basic principles of stress management, and counseling approaches. Additional sections examine the nature and extent of drug abuse in the United States, law enforcement approaches to drug abuse, and the growth of police professionalism. Photographs, chapter reference lists, and index.