THE BOOK IS ONE IN A SERIES OF POLICE STUDIES PRODUCED IN ENGLAND THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN CRIMINOLOGY. IT IS BASED UPON THE THEORY THAT SUCCESS IN THE TASK OF CRIME DETECTION AND PRESERVATION OF CIVIL ORDER DEMANDS SUPPORT AND APPROVAL FROM THE PUBLIC. THE HOME OFFICE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POLICE IN ENGLAND, HAS TAKEN AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. THIS BOOK, DESIGNED FOR USE BY THE POLICE RECRUIT, DISCUSSES THE FOLLOWING FACETS OF SOCIETY IN WHICH THE POLICE OFFICER MAY EXPECT TO WORK: PRIMARY SOCIALIZATION, STATUS AND ROLE, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY, VOCATIONAL SOCIALIZATION, ALIENATION AND DEVIANCE, PREJUDICE, CROWD CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE AND SOCIETY. AN INDEX IS INCLUDED, AND SPECIFIC REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES HAVE BEEN OMITTED TO ENCOURAGE AN UNINTERRUPTED READING OF THE TEXT. A BIBLIOGRAPHY SUGGESTS FURTHER READING BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS AND THEIR RELEVANCE. TOPICS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT ENCOURAGE THE SHARING OF THOUGHTS AMONG THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS TO ATTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONSIDERED ARE FOUND AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER. (JCP)