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POLICE AND MODERN SOCIETY

NCJ Number
49260
Author(s)
A VOLLMER
Date Published
1969
Length
253 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK IS A PRODUCT OF SPECIALIZED RESEARCH CONDUCTED FROM 1930 TO 1936 UNDER A LARGER PROGRAM OF RESEARCH INTO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. STUDIES IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION ARE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HERE.
Abstract
THIS STUDY INCLUDES AN EXAMINATION OF MAJOR CRIMES (MURDER, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, LARCENY, AUTOMOBILE THEFT, RACKETEERING, AND KIDNAPING); VICE AS A POLICE PROBLEM; TRAFFIC DUTIES; GENERAL POLICE SERVICE; CRIME PREVENTION; AND PERSONNEL SELECTION, TRAINING, AND DUTIES. THE BOOK DOES NOT PURPORT TO SPEAK FOR POLICEMEN, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY. THE AUTHOR, A POLICE OFFICER, EXPRESSES HIS OWN VIEWS BASED ON VARIED EXPERIENCES, RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICE AND POLICE ADMINISTRATIONS OF MANY COUNTRIES, AND AVAILABLE STATISTICS. THE STUDY ALSO REPRESENTS A DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX ARE INCLUDED.