Policing America
Challenges and Best Practices
by Kenneth Peak
10th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780135816431 |
| eText ISBN | 9780135816578 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Edition | 10th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 387 |
Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices, 10th Edition, by Kenneth Peak, is a textbook examining the operations, organizational structures, and practical demands of modern law enforcement.
The volume covers the historical evolution of policing from English origins to the United States, street preparation through recruitment and training, patrol methods, and investigative practices. It also addresses constitutional standards, police accountability, civil liability, and administrative roles across federal, state, municipal, and county agencies.
Emphasizing effective field practices, the text includes case studies of real police success stories addressing complex justice issues, supported by comparative insights into international policing.
Table of Contents
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN POLICING AND POLICE OFFICERS
Chapter 1: History: From English Origins to the United States
Chapter 2: Preparing for the Street: Recruitment, Training, and Socialization
Chapter 3: On Patrol: Methods and Menaces
PART 2: PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
Chapter 4: Community Policing: “Guardians,” or “Soldiers”?
Chapter 5: Criminal Investigation: The Science of Sleuthing
Chapter 6: Personnel Issues and Practices: Stress, Labor Relations, Higher Education, and Private Police
PART 3: ADHERING TO LAW, ETHICAL PRINCIPLES, AND PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
Chapter 7: Rule of Law: Expounding the Constitution
Chapter 8: Accountability: Use of Force, Ethics, Corruption, and Discipline
Chapter 9: Civil Liability: Failing the Public Trust
PART 4: AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10: Federal and State Agencies: Protecting Our Borders and Freedoms
Chapter 11: Municipal and County Agencies: Organization, Administration, and Roles
PART 5: BEST PRACTICES: ADDRESSING SPECIAL POPULATIONS, USING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
Chapter 12: Policing Criminal Groups and Organizations: Drug Abusers, Gangs, Terrorists
Chapter 13: Policing Special Populations and Problems: Mental Illness, Domestic Violence, Immigrants, and Human Trafficking
Chapter 14: Tools, Technologies, Techniques: Contributions and Caveats
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