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NCJ Number: 184098 Find in a Library
Title: Police Operations: Theory and Practice, Second Edition
Author(s): Karen M. Hess; Henry M. Wrobleski
Date Published: 1997
Annotation: Covering all major aspects of policing, this text deals with what law enforcement leaders and researchers believe are the most critical issues facing law enforcement.
Abstract: The text emphasizes what police responsibilities are, constitutional and statutory restraints under which police officers function, and how police tasks can be performed responsibly and humanely within these constraints. Relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting police operations are cited throughout the text, giving students an understanding of case law and police procedures under varied circumstances. Students are challenged to apply the information contained in each chapter to application exercises, critical thinking problems, and discussion questions. Chapters of the text focus on police operations and structure, police communications, interview and interrogation, police reports and records, police ethics, physical and mental fitness and police officer safety, police patrols, traffic law enforcement, emergency situations, crime and violence prevention, domestic violence, and specialized police operations (criminal investigations, juveniles, gangs, and drugs). The final part of the text examines police-community relations and partnerships with other agencies and groups. Appendixes contain sample police forms and present information on how to handle a dead body law and on model State drug laws. References, tables, figures, and photographs
Main Term(s): Police responsibilities
Index Term(s): Civil liability; Criminal investigation; Domestic assault; Drug law offenses; Gangs; Interview and interrogation; Juvenile justice system; Law enforcement overview texts; Patrol; Physical fitness; Police community relations; Police crime-prevention; Police emergency procedures; Police legal limitations; Police policies and procedures; Police records; Police reports; Police safety; Police telecommunications systems; Professional conduct and ethics; Traffic law enforcement; US Supreme Court decisions; Violence prevention
Publication Number: ISBN 0-314-20225-0
Sponsoring Agency: West Publishing Co
St Paul, MN 55164
Sale Source: West Publishing Co
610 Opperman Drive
P.O. Box 64526
St Paul, MN 55164
United States of America
Page Count: 690
Format: Book (Hardbound)
Type: Overview Text
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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