NCJ Number
35914
Date Published
Unknown
Length
1023 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE LONG-NEGLECTED PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE BASIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF THE POLICE TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES.
Abstract
SUBJECTS CONSIDERED BY THE AUTHOR INCLUDE BASIC PROBLEMS, POLICE FUNCTION, SERIOUS CRIME, DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, CATAGORIZING AND STRUCTURING DISCRETION, AND DIRECTING POLICE AGENCIES THROUGH THE POLITICAL PROCESS. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE CONTROLLING AND REVIEWING POLICE-CITIZEN CONTACTS, THE CORRUPTION PROBLEM, DEVELOPING CRITICALLY NEEDED LEADERSHIP, UPGRADING POLICE PERSONNEL, AND HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE POLICE.