[PDF] The Police Journal eBook

Author : Jan Terpstra
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Organizational change
ISBN : 9789462362642

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Over the past ten to fifteen years the police in many Western European countries have undergone a series of profound organisational changes. The police now appear to operate at a greater distance from citizens, they are more impersonal and decontextualized and have become more dependent on digitalised data systems. These changes are captured through the concept of the 'abstract police' and in this international collection of essays, leading policing scholars use this concept to make sense of contemporary changes to police organisations. Drawing on empirical evidence from a wide range of policing contexts, the individual chapters address major questions about current developments in policing: How are police organisations being shaped by the social, cultural, technological and political contexts in which they operate? How does the concept of the abstract police help understanding of the complex interplay between change and continuity in policing? Is the emergence of an abstract police the unintended outcome of processes of rationalization or a deliberate response to the new complexities of late modernity?

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,61 MB
Release : 2021-06-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781032083674

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Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has over the last decade made an increasing mark in several fields, notably health and medicine, education and social welfare. In recent years it has begun to make its mark in criminal justice. As engagement with EBP has spread, it has begun to evolve from what might be regarded as a somewhat narrow doctrine and orthodoxy to something more complex and various. Often criminological research has been at odds with the assumptions, conventions and methodologies associated with first generation EBP. In that context EBP poses a challenge to the research community and existing evidence base and is, accordingly, hotly controversial. This book is a welcome and timely contribution to current debates on evidence-based practice in policing. With a sharp conceptual focus, the chapters provide a critical examination of the recent history of EBP in academic, policy and practitioner communities, evaluate key dimensions of its application to policing, challenge established understandings and pave the way for a much needed change in how research 'evidence' is perceived, generated, transferred, implemented and evaluated.

Author : Samuel E. Walker
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1544339194

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Completely revised to cover recent events and research, the Third Edition of The New World of Police Accountability provides an original and comprehensive analysis of some of the most important developments in police accountability and reform strategies. With a keen and incisive perspective, esteemed authors and policing researchers, Samuel Walker and Carol Archbold, address the most recent developments and provide an analysis of what works, what reforms are promising, and what has proven unsuccessful. The book’s analysis draws on current research, as well as the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and the reforms embodied in Justice Department consent decrees. New to the Third Edition: The national crisis over police legitimacy and use of force is put into context through extensive discussions of recent police shootings and the response to this national crisis, providing readers a valuable perspective on the positive steps that have been taken and the limits of those steps. Coverage of the issues related to police officer uses of force is now the prevailing topic in Chapter 3 and includes detailed discussion of the topic, including de-escalation, tactical decision making, and the important changes in training related to these issues. An updated examination of the impact of technology on policing, including citizens’ use of recording devices, body-worn cameras, open data provided by police agencies, and use of social media, explores how technology contributes to police accountability in the United States. A complete, up-to-date discussion of citizen oversight of the police provides details on the work of selected oversight agencies, including the positive developments and their limitations, enabling readers to have an informed discussion of the subject. Detailed coverage of routine police activities that often generate public controversy now includes such topics as responding to mental health calls, domestic violence calls, and police "stop and frisk" practices. Issues related to policing and race relations are addressed head-on through a careful examination of the data, as well as the impact of recent reforms that have attempted to achieve professional, bias-free policing.

Author : Scott Finazzo
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2018-01-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781984057945

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A Police Officer's Story is a writing journal specifically designed for those in the law enforcement community. As a police officer you are on the front lines in the battle to maintain peace and order. Your career is like no other. Every shift you may encounter the best and worst that humanity has to offer. The critical incident stress you experience is cumulative and corrosive. Studies have proven the benefits of keeping a writing journal. In doing so, you document a unique and fascinating career while keeping at bay the dangerous effects of critical incident stress. This book is your story.

Author : Eugene McLaughlin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780803989054

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The New Policing provides a comprehensive introduction to the critical issues confronting policing today. It incorporates an overview of traditional approaches to the study of the police with a discussion of current perspectives. The book goes on to examine key themes, including the core purpose of contemporary policework; the reconfiguration of police culture; organizational issues and dilemmas currently confronting the police; the managerial reforms and professional innovations that have been implemented in recent years; and the future of policing, security, and crime control. In offering this discussion of the nature and role of the police, The New Policing illustrates the need to re-examine and re-think the theoretical perspectives that have constituted policing studies. Examining evidence from the UK, the USA, and other western societies, the book promotes and enables an understanding of the cultural and symbolic significance of policing in society.

Author : Rodney Muterspaw
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Law enforcement
ISBN :

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Never written to be released to the public, this book contains easy-to-read entries from the unfiltered, personal journals of Chief Rodney Muterspaw, and award-winning Ohio police chief and congressional guest at the Presidential State of the Union. You will feel the gamut of emotions as you follow him through the ranks of rookie, patrol officer, investigator, narcotics officer, and internal affairs supervisor, all the way to chief of police. Muterspaw's entire career takes place in Middletown, Ohio - the well-known, small Midwest town from Hillbilly Elegy. Unedited and raw, this book is unlike anything you've ever read from a police officer. The Blue View will draw you in emotionally, as you will finally have access to the behind-the-scenes thoughts and experiences that most police officers will not talk about. It doesn't matter what side you are on. It is a must read. It will change the way you think about law enforcement. --Back cover.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Police
ISBN :

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Includes section "Reviews."