Police Misconduct: A Reader for the 21st Century - Couverture souple

Palmiotto, Michael J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0130256048 ISBN 13 : 9780130256041

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

For special topics courses in policing.

This text examines a major twenty-first century issue: police misconduct―as it pertains to police management, operations, personnel, and the reputation and character of a police department within the community it serves. It considers the ramifications of inappropriate police behavior, and its far-reaching effects upon the individual police officer, the community, and the nation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MICHAEL J. PALMIOTTO, Ph.D., is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Community Affairs at Wichita State University. He has worked as a police officer in Westchester County, New York, and is the past Director of Criminal Justice and Police Training at the Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, Pennsylvania. He holds a masters degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He has published six books and numerous articles on policing and criminal justice issues.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Police Misconduct: A Reader for the 21st Century is the first and only reader covering the important―and increasingly controversial―topics of police misconduct, corruption, and abuse of power. This reader offers 35 in-depth essays that provide a mixture of classic and original, contemporary readings. Its three sections―Physical Violence by Police Officers, Crime by Police Officers, and Police Accountability―examine what police misconduct is, from where it originates, and how it affects the community.

Police Misconduct is a valuable and much-needed primary or supplementary text, and can be used in courses such as Community Policing, Police and Society, and Special Topics in Policing

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130256048
• ISBN 13: 9780130256041
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 485
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie