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Test Bank For Police in America By Brandl
Test Bank For Police in America By Steven G. Brandl, ISBN: 9781506378442, ISBN: 9781483379135, ISBN: 9781506387710, ISBN: 9781506388007
Police in America provides students with a comprehensive and realistic introduction to modern policing in our society. Utilizing real-word examples grounded in evidence-based research, this easy-to-read, conversational text helps students think critically about the many misconceptions of police work and understand best practices in everyday policing. Respected scholar and author Steven G. Brandl draws from his experience in law enforcement to emphasize the positive aspects of policing without sugar-coating the controversies of police work. Brandl tackles important topics that center on one question: “What is good policing?” This includes discussions of discretion, police use of force, and tough ethical and moral dilemmas—giving students a deeper look into the complex issues of policing to help them think more broadly about its impact on society. Students will walk away from this text with a well-developed understanding of the complex role of police in our society, an appreciation of the challenges of policing, and an ability to differentiate fact from fiction relating to law enforcement.
Table Of Content
Introduction
The Challenge of Policing a Free Society
The Controversies and Difficulties of Policing
Ethics and Morals in Policing
Introduction: Why Study the History of the Police?
The Pre-Police Era in America
The First American Police Departments: The Political Era of Policing
Early 1900s to 1960s: The Reform Era of Policing
The 1970s to the Present: The Community Problem-Solving Era of Policing
Characteristics of Police Organizations
The Challenges of Managing Police Organizations
The Structure of Police Departments
Major Operating Units in Police Departments
Types and Levels of Law Enforcement Agencies
Enforcing the Law
Controlling Crime
Dealing with Situations Where Force May Need to Be Used
Handling Time-Pressing Situations
The Relationship between the Recruitment, Selection, and Training of Police Officers
The Recruitment of Police Officers
The Selection of Police Officers
Minimum Qualifications for Police Officers
Selection Procedures for Police Officers
The Outcomes of the Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers: Diversity
Police Officer Training
Police Patrol and Call Priority
Managing Calls for Service
Preventive Patrol
Hot Spot Policing
Police Crackdowns
Police Stops of Citizens as a Strategy
One- and Two-Officer Squads
Foot Patrol
Offender-Focused Strategies
Criminal Investigation Defined
Types of Criminal Investigations
Proof in Criminal Investigations
How Are Crimes Solved?
Discretion Defined
The Anatomy of a Decision
Factors That Influence the Discretion of Police Officers
Basic Legal Terminology and Concepts
The Law of Search and Seizure: The Fourth Amendment
The Law of Self-Incrimination: The Fifth and Sixth Amendments
What Is Stress?
The Effects of Stress
Physical Hazards of Police Work
So Is Police Work Dangerous?
Reasonable Force and Use of Force Guidelines
Deviations in Use of Force: Unnecessary Force versus Brutality
Types of Force
The Importance of Understanding Police Misconduct and Corruption
The Nature and Extent of Police Misconduct and Corruption
Causes of Police Misconduct and Corruption
The Control of Police Misconduct and Corruption
The Rise of Community Policing
Problem-Oriented Policing: The Details
Smart Policing
Data-Driven and Evidence-Based Policing
COMPSTAT
Predictive Policing
Intelligence-Led Policing
History as a Guide to the Future
New Demands on the Police
The New Police
