Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0881339830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.. A fascinating portrait of the social and organizational factors of the police working environment emerges, providing students with a broad framework for assessing the police culture and the many forms of police deviance. This revised edition effectively organizes a large amount of material in order to provide students with a timely and comprehensive review of this disturbing dimension of police organizations. Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert et al., Policing: Continuity and Change, Second Edition (ISBN 9781478611462); Barker, Danger, Duty, and Disillusion: The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers (ISBN 9781577660415); Dunham-Alpert, Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings, Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781478622871); Kappeler, The Police and Society: Touchstone Readings, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577664178); and Kappeler-Potter, The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577663584). An informative look at a very difficult topic! The discretion, authority, and power granted the police to accomplish their mission offer multiple opportunities for deviance. The authors analysis of deviance as the product of the o
From the Publisher Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert et al., Policing: Continuity and Change (ISBN 9781577664093); Barker, Danger, Duty, and Disillusion: The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers (ISBN 9781577660415); Dunham-Alpert, Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings, Sixth Edition (ISBN 9781577666226); Kappeler-Potter, The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577663584); and Kappeler, The Police and Society: Touchstone Readings, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577664178).
Look around. Read newspaper, watch news, scan the sheer # of books written about police deviance and corruption. It's here ElleLlane't People WAKE UP! Police deviance and corruption is the rule, not the exception. While the Black and Hispanic communities have known this little open secret for a very long time, the police have expanded their reign of terror to include the white community as well. However, our men in blue, criminals with a badge as I like to call them, have expanded their reign of terror to include white America too. Mr and Mrs. John Q Public, middle class America. These days, the criminal system is no. "Five Stars" according to spock. One cannot understand police shootings and misconduct without engaging this poignant book!. "Doesn't Bring Much to the Table" according to bloy105. This textbook uses a series of disturbing examples to paint law enforcement as hopelessly corrupt. It offers few innovative or original solutions. This book isn't very thoughtful or useful. It also fails to use sufficient statistical measures to make its case.