Full Description
Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice, 8/e,continues the theme of citizen participation and emphasizes why it is critical to the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. It focuses on the importance of and strategies for positive police-community interactions and addresses the internal and external communities the police serve. The text's interdisciplinary approach draws data and discussions from a wide range of disciplines and gives students a well-rounded perspective to help them better understand and practice positive police-community relations.
Contents
PART IAdministration of Justice within a Free Society 2. Police Role Concept in a Changing Society 3. Police Community-Relations: An Overview 4. Public Relations and Community Relations: A Contrast 5. The Public and the Police: A Consortium of Communities PART II: INTERNAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS 6. Relations with the Police Organization 7. Coping with the Human Experience of Being a Cop 8. The Communication Process 9. Police Discretion and Community Relations 10. Community-Oriented Policing PART III: EXTERNAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT ON POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS 11. Police-Community Relations and the Media 12. Special Populations and the Police 13. Community Relations in the Context of Culture 14. The Dilemmas of Dissent and Political Response 15. COMMUNITY RELATIONS 16. Community Participation in the New Millennium
