"Law Enforcement: An Insider's View" addresses four major issues: How the police function has evolved; What it takes to become a full-fledged law enforcement officer; On-the-street activities; and Off-the-street issues. The author blends his classroom experience with his law enforcement training to provide the reader with a unique view of the streets through the eyes of a cop and the mind of a professor. This combination lends to an informed view of how things are supposed to be done in theory with how things really get done out in the field. Traditional topics discussed include: agency organization, personnel recruitment and selection, pre-service training, criminal law, search and seizure, use of force, policy guidelines, and stress. Non-traditional topics discussed include: career preparation, training practices, personal adjustments to sworn status, choosing an appropriate course of action, and how organizational mandates affect the job-holder. A complete introductory text presents a unique combination of academic and police world.
- ISBN10 0757508243
- ISBN13 9780757508240
- Publish Date 23 January 2004 (first published 1 January 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 August 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 526
- Language English