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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 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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Although law enforcement codes have a history that parallels most other recent occupational and professional codes, they have been almost completely ignored in the literature of occupational and professional ethics.

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This book examines questions and issues surrounding PACE providing unique insights into the demands and challenges of the regulation of policing.

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The standoff and ultimate tragedy in Waco, Texas, highlights the potential volatility and uncertainty of crisis negotiations and demonstrates the challenges law enforcement officials face as they attempt to resolve these situations.

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From the original 18th-century volunteer force to the New York Firefighter unit in the Union Army, to contemporary issues of diversity and efficiency, this history holds up a mirror for fire-fighters throughout the US. It is the story of the men and women, tragedies and triumphs of the FDNY throughout its history.

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One of the hallmarks of the Soviet system was its heavy reliance on internal and foreign security and intelligence organizations.

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Largely neglected by historians, political scientists, and criminal justice specialists, the available literature on the state police tends to be highly partisan and largely out of date.

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With the immediacy of a daily newspaper, this book reveals how the irresponsible use of SWAT teams, shock-and-awe policing, and the increasing militarization of American law enforcement is changing the face of "the land of the free."

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Although for much of the mid-20th century police departments across the U.S. had been reluctant to embrace new technology, depending instead on traditional police techniques, detectives in Los Angeles finally departed from this practice when they found themselves stymied in their attempts to solve the infamous Night Stalker serial murder case.

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It may seem ironic to conclude a study of police use of deadly force with surprise that more people are not shot by police. highly recommended to students of human behavior, especially students in police science and criminal justice, sociology, psychology, and the law .

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Describes the workings of the terrorist cell that became al-Qaeda and the efforts of the Joint Terrorist Task Force who investigated the cells and their connections to Osama bin Laden.

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This book explores the role of the federal government in health care policy development from the years of the Founding Fathers to the present.

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This book explores the role of the federal government in health care policy development from the years of the Founding Fathers to the present.

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A comprehensive reference work on the FBI and its strong impact on American public life. The text focuses on the history, role, powers, influence, organization, people, and cases of the FBI.

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This title provides a "place-oriented" theory of policing to guide strategies for crime control and problem-oriented policing. Sung contends that community policing is a product of power relations among communities. He also explores how services are delivered by police.

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Why are women so hard hit by disasters This international collection offers a range of answers, moving readers beyond stereotypes of women as hapless victims.

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