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This book formulates a theory of the origin and evolution of the police function, using both historical and cross-cultural analysis. It suggests that the police institution has a double and contradictory function: at the same time, and in the same society, it seeks to be the agent of the people it polices and of the dominant class.

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Every once in awhile a book of readings comes along which accomplishes its mission to serve as a forum for argumentation and debate, and present the diversity of views on a particular subject. For the police professional the book is mandatory, and any one interested in the world if policing shouldn't be without it.

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With just the right dose of academic pragmatism, Police Misconduct in America assesses the history of police excesses from 1900 to the present.

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One area of policing in which this is especially true is pursuit driving, which may be the deadliest weapon in a police officer's arsenal.

Using the analogy between improper use of firearms and improper pursuit driving, Alpert and Dunham analyze the police car as a potentially dangerous weapon.

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This text deals with these questions, defines the role of the arbitrator, and discusses the ways in which awards are made and grievances settled.

Coulson shows how complicated the bargaining process can be and the types of problems that can arise between police unions and local governments.

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A team of expert contributors provides an in-depth exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons from a dozen countries across five continents.

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Looks at the history of women police officers and provides accounts of women at almost every level, including those who drop out. This book addresses discrimination, competition, lack of mentoring, differential treatment, and sexual harassment. It looks at what plays into the decision to stick it out or leave that many policewomen face.

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A bibliography consisting of more than 700 references related to stress management, covering the time period 1945-1989, aimed specifically at paramedics, police officers and firefighters. Areas covered include psychological and physiological factors, suicide, accidents and substance abuse.

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A strong challenge against the present American system of law enforcement, this book contends that politics have prevented police from achieving their sworn mission.

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This book examines how begging regulation plays a central role in organising how we feel responsible for one another in late capitalist society.

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This book maps the development of modern policingboth theory and practicefrom humans first efforts at social control, through the British roots of modern policing, to the unique institution of American policing today.

How Americans view police has varied dramatically through history.

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This study examines the attendant political repression, torture, corruption, and rising crime that soon followed the British takeover of the Egyptian police force.

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Alpert and Dunham argue that only by understanding the various ethnic groups' attitudes toward police and policing can beneficial means of maintaining order and controlling crime be planned and implemented.

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The book explores interactions between police officers and citizens in European countries, asking how differences such as race, culture and ethnicity are brought up and in what way they shape these encounters.

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This classic text is still one of the most influential and compelling books in the social sciences. Staying true to the original writing, this special edition includes a new Preface, an Index and reflective Afterword from Stuart Hall and the authors, exploring the continued relevance of the text in light of contemporary cultural and social issues.

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This classic text is still one of the most influential and compelling books in the social sciences. Staying true to the original writing, this special edition includes a new Preface, an Index and reflective Afterword from Stuart Hall and the authors, exploring the continued relevance of the text in light of contemporary cultural and social issues.

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This collection of essays examines the growth of professionalization in national police forces in England, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

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Bringing together a range of leading social scientists and criminologists, this volume explores a number of key themes raised by the work of Robert Reiner, arguably the leading policing scholar of his generation.

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