The book is organized in three parts. The first part presents a chronology of policing in the United States. The second part studies recognized components of the criminal justice system, the crime phenomenon, nonpunitive community involvement in the criminal justice system, and criminal justice education. The third part covers the wide spectrum of policing, from municipal law enforcement to county, State, and Federal law enforcement. This part introduces students to the law enforcement field, coursework encountered in college curricula, and various field and administrative assignments that police officers and other criminal justice personnel may expect to receive during their careers. It focuses on police organization and administration, police integrity, personnel recruitment and selection, police training, patrol functions, traffic control, criminal investigation, specialized investigations, Appendixes contain a guide to writing formal papers and a glossary of criminal justice terms. References, footnotes, tables, and figures