NCJ Number
40748
Date Published
1976
Length
51 pages
Annotation
ESSAY DELINEATES THE ROLE OF POLICE IN SOCIETY, DESCRIBES THE CONFLICTS THAT IT PRODUCES, AND EXAMINES THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICTS.
Abstract
THOUGH THE MATERIAL IS INTRODUCTORY, AN OVERALL VIEW OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE POLICE IS PRESENTED FROM THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND TASKS, TO THEIR PROBLEMS, THEIR SOLUTIONS, AND THEIR FUTURE. THE MAJOR SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE POLICE ARE MENTIONED IN THE PAPER, AND THEIR SOURCE REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED AFTER THE NARRATIVE PORTION OF THE TEXT. SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE ROLE CONFLICT AND THE POLICE, PROFESSIONALIZATION AND THE POLICE, AND EDUCATION AND THE POLICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP