NCJ Number
42276
Date Published
1974
Length
31 pages
Annotation
THIS CHAPTER ATTEMPTS TO OUTLINE THE NATURE OF THE POLICE MANDATE, OR THEIR DEFINITION OF SOCIAL TROUBLE, THEIR METHODS OF COPING WITH THIS TROUBLE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD.
Abstract
AFTER DEVELOPING A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PARADOXES OF POLICE WORK AND DISCUSSING THE HEROIC ATTEMPTS (STRATEGIES) BY POLICE TO UNTANGLE THESE PARADOXES, THE ARTICLE ALSO CONSIDERS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S CRIME COMMISSION AND ASSESSES THEIR VALUE AS A MEANS OF ALTERING AND IMPROVING THE PRACTICAL ART OF MANAGING PUBLIC ORDER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP