Book Description
This current insider's look at what policing means today is ideal for anyone interested in learning who the police are, what they do, and how they do it. INTRODUCTION TO POLICING features comprehensive coverage of all major topics, emphasizing today's most current technology, the newest statistical data, and important new directions such as homeland defense and community policing. A "must read" for anyone considering a career in law enforcement, this book gives you straightforward information about the many rewards, and the often intense stress, that are part of police work.
Customer Reviews:
Disregard "navylady's" review.......2007-04-18
The previous review by navylady is of the 3rd edition of this book, and the reviewer makes some very good points about that edition. However, it should not be included here as a review of the 4th edition because all of her gripes about the text are limited to the 3rd edition and these issues are not present in the 4th edition of this text. I teach Introduction to Policing at the university level and I use this book. After looking at many other policing textbooks, I feel this is the most comprehensive and inclusive of all of them. It is a great text for any intro level policing class.
This textbook stinks..........2006-08-06
This book is unorganized, out-of-date, too focused on New York City, and on every other page promotes the authors and their careers...On page 7 they are telling you how much has changed with the computer age, and the internet, and one of the authors tells you he went to grade school and they used quill pens and fountain jars...okay, I didn't need to know that. It was so annoying that by page 14, I was going to submit to them a list of improvements, but it would have been EXTENSIVE! From there on just gritted my teeth and got through it...Good luck! You'll be really tired of the references to the Trade City Bombing, and NYC in general, by the end of it!
Book Description
Updated line-by-line and focusing throughout on the dual themes of problem solving and community/police collaboration and partnerships, this comprehensive text provides law enforcement students and police professionals with a career-focused up-to-the minute look at effective community policing. After presenting an historical perspective and the philosophy behind the movement, police veteran Linda S. Miller and renowned criminal justice educator Kären M. Hess turn to the practical strategies and essential skills needed to implement realistic, workable problem solving within communities today. And, because changes in technology and society continually present new challenges to police officers, COMMUNITY POLICING: PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING (formerly titled THE POLICE IN THE COMMUNITY: STRATEGIES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY) illustrates the application of procedures to the latest issues, preparing students and professionals to understand the opportunities and responsibilities now faced by the police and the community they serve.
Customer Reviews:
I shot this book then burned what was left.......2006-05-08
I was forced to read this book for the written portion of my Sergeant promotional exam. I have a BA in Criminal Justice and a BA in Psychology. This is the worst textbook I have ever read. The authors have so little information to impart, that they quote themselves from other chapters! After sifting through the c_ _ p in this book, I now have a clear understanding of what community policing actually is: People are too stupid to fix their own problems and are unable to rely on their elected leaders, so the police must pick up the slack. In this book, you could just as easily substitute Mail Woman, Garbage Man, or Cable TV Repairman for Police Man. As you read, you find out that you have been a terrible police officer. Further, the only way to fix yourself is to read this book and internalize its junk. Simply put, community policing is a way for your department to get federal funding. Next time someone asks you to fix a social problem, tell them that their elected local representative, home owner's association, town council, or governer is responsible for those concerns, not the police. Though, you will be glad to lock up their neighbor for kicking his dog.
Book Description
KEY BENEFIT: The book’s unique approach promotes a vision for law enforcement and other justice system personnel that integrates essential critical thinking, problem-solving, and communications skill development with the need to deploy ethical practitioners and peacekeepers that demonstrate leadership capabilities.
KEY TOPICS: The book’s content is balanced, current, and well organized. It presents a global and detailed view of law enforcement and criminal justice philosophies, operations, tactics, strategies, and processes.
MARKET: For law enforcement and criminal justice professionals.
Product Description
A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the stunning crime-fighting revolution that revolutionized law enforcement! Ever wonder how NYC, once infamous for crime and violence, gains status as the safest big city year after year? The answers are here, coming straight from one of the actual creators of the most innovative crime reduction programs in history! From the four deceptively simple principles of COMPSTAT to the accountability protocols that can improve every agency, this is more than just a case study...it s a field-tested, ready-to-use, crime-fighting blueprint!
Customer Reviews:
A good solid book, from someone in the trenches.......2007-04-07
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion about the crime drop of the 1990s, and the ongoing debate over what caused it. While many books have been published seeking to deny the obvious -- that changes in police technique caused the crime drop -- relatively few books have been published describing the new police techniques that have done so much good. Perhaps the most readable book on the subject is Bill Bratton's book, Turnaround, which is a personal biography, a description of how he achieved what he did in the police and a morality tale about his clash with Rudy Guiliani.
Vincent Henry was a working cop, who was in the trenches in the Compstat Revolution. He was deeply involved in all of this, and he has alot of knowledge about it. He has written a solid, workmanlike book. It is not as good a read as Bratton's book; its tone is more like that of a textbook. He gives a good throrough description, however, of the philosophy and practice of Compstat. Anyone actually involved in police management, or seeking ways to apply the lessons of Compstat to other areas of government, should read this book.
Compstat - From A to Z.......2002-05-26
Vincent Henry has written a book that is a valuable contribution to the understanding of Compstat.
Compstat was a 1996 winner of the Innovation in Government and has been listed as one of the major contributing factors to the "turn around" of police productivity in the New York Police Department in the mid-1990s.
Compstat has been the subject of several rumors, half truths and outright distortions. In a book whose audience is primarily college level students of policing and police management, Henry methodically explains the organizational context in which Compstat developed, actual implementation tactics and strategies used and assesses the future utility of the Compstat process in a variety of private and public settings.
Henry clearly establishes that Compstat is more than a "dog and pony show" or a staff meeting supplemented with computer graphics and statistical analysis. Rather it is one of several tools necessary to produce effective results in modern policing, " Compstat must be seen as one facet of a comprehensive and carefully orchestrated array of management strategies and practices".
This book is handicapped to an extent by the several audiences it serves simultaneously. First, nine of the ten chapters close with "Questions for Debate and Discussion", which serves the academic audience well but is bothersome to the general readers. Second, the use of sidebars tends to dilute the impact of the author's primary discussion at several points. However, the tenth chapter "The Compstat Paradigm: Summary of Basic Principles and Precepts" is one of the best short summaries of Compstat to be found anywhere in print. Those seven pages make the cost of the book worth very cent.
The most comprehensive and thorough description of Compstat.......2002-04-19
The New York City Police Department has achieved great reductions in crime through the Compstat process. Major crimes have declined 66%, and homicides are down 77% since 1993. These statistics translate into thousands of lives saved and significantly improved quality of life for all the people of New York. Those who argue that factors other than the police were responsible for this decline ignore the significant institutional changes in the NYPD and its method of policing.
It was not simply hiring thousands of cops and putting them on the street, it was a matter of changing the way those cops worked. This involved not only technological change, such as the use of computer pin mapping, but also managerial and cultural change within the NYPD. The result was a more analytical and focused NYPD, a more responsive and flexible department, better able to serve the people of New York. Compstat was driving force behind those changes.
Vincent Henry is a friend and coworker of mine for ten years, since I was a student in his class at CW Post College. While he has academic credentials, he also has the experience and perspective of a street cop. He was well placed to observe significant developments in the NYPD and its strategies over the years. He has an in-depth knowledge of the history of the agency and the personalities involved in the development of Compstat. This background provides insight into the subtleties and nuances of Compstat (and the NYPD as a whole) that an outsider may miss. The Compstat Paradigm is not only a description of the development of Compstat, but also a history of the NYPD over the last two decades. This historical context increases understanding of the political and personal forces that influenced the development of Compstat.
I have attended dozens of Compstat sessions as both an observer and a participant. I have read other books on Compstat, including NYPD Battles Crime by Eli Silverman and Managing Police Operations: Implementing the NYPD Crime Control Model Using Compstat by Phyllis Parshall McDonald. The Compstat Paradigm is the most comprehensive and thorough description of Compstat available, and provides the best overview of what the Compstat process is, how it developed, and how it works in the New York City Police Department.
Book Description
This unique reader provides students with a scholarly foundation for understanding police research, theory and practice. The Police in America also includes classic readings and more contemporary writings which directly relate to and build upon the classical works. This unique combination of classic and contemporary readings helps bring police literature alive for today's students, and helps them to recognize the relevance of this literature to contemporary issues and problems in policing.
Average customer rating:
- DISAPPOINTMENT !!!!!!
- Not that great
|
The Police in the Community: Strategies for the 21st Century
Linda S. Miller
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Social Services & Welfare
| Poverty
| Current Events
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Social Policy
| Government
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Criminology
| Crime & Criminals
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Sociology
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Law Enforcement
| Criminal Law
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
Law Enforcement
| Criminal Law
| Law
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Law
| New & Used Textbooks
| Stores
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Nonfiction
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Professional
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Look Inside Nonfiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0534539467 |
Book Description
By focusing on the dual themes of community/police collaboration and problem-oriented policing, this text focuses on police involvement and interaction with the communities they serve. It explores the practical strategies of community policing as well as the philosophy behind the community policing movement. The text gives a historical perspective to community policing, examines it as a philosophy, and introduces the skills criminal justice professionals need to implement an effective community policing program.
Customer Reviews:
DISAPPOINTMENT !!!!!!.......2002-04-14
I gave this book one star, however it should be less. I felt it was a poorly written book, because the author continuously referenced other source materials throughout the book. It clearly demonstrated the authors' lack of personal experience and knowledge of police work. It appears they mostly commented on their personal opinion of how they feel community policing should operate instead of facts and experience.
This book would be an excellent source for a high school book report, but a waste of time for law enforcement professionals.
Not that great.......2001-03-11
The book has data but is written as if it was for a school paper with new words and every other line refering you to others work. This is a texbook used by some schools however, it gets a D- in helping people understand the COP programs. Try another book for learning and use this one for your reports
Book Description
Showing clearly why traditional leadership strategies are no longer appropriate, this unique, visionary text addresses leadership development for police officers in the 21st Century--with a focus on the leadership competencies required of line police officers in community policing environments. Blending leadership theory with real-world practices (examples, case studies, problems and applications), it explores the full range of leadership competencies--in communications, problem solving, planning, organization, and human relations--and provides concrete examples of both effective and ineffective leadership. A "how to" section in each skills chapter discusses techniques for developing leadership curricula in the skill in police academies, college-level leadership courses, and continuing education programs. The Challenge of Modern Police Leadership. Who Is a Leader? Communication: Key to Interpersonal Relations Problem Solving. Motivation: Key to Success. Planning and Organizing. Actuation and Implementation. The Ethical Leader. For Criminal Justice professionals and practitioners.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent book!.......2007-08-01
Excellent book! A must read for progressive line-level officers and aspiring police supervisors and command staff. The only practical book of its kind on the market. Although not red lights and sirens oriented, the book emphasizes ethical leadership skill development for frontline officers as well as police managers.
The book is well cited. The experts cited lend support, credibility, and validity to the authors' position. As stated in the book, the goal is to deploy officers to the field who are self-contained ethical leadership agents capable of demonstrating effective communications, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
I highly recommend the Meese and Ortmeier book.
Dry, boring and over quoted.......2006-11-10
I purchased this book for a sergeant's promotional exam for my Department. While this book does touch on some good issue that are relevent in today's policing world, the authors delivered it in such a dry manner that I could barely sit for more than a half hour at a time reading it.
The authors also constantly use quotes from other researchers and authors, it makes you wonder how much of the information is actually written by them. Most chapters could be written in under three pages, but for some reason the authors over write in an apparent attempt to make the information sound collegial.
Trust me, only purchase this book if it a required one for an exam. Other than that, if you need something other than a ambien to fall asleep, this could work.
Average customer rating:
- An important work
- Women Police Internationally
|
Gender and Policing: Comparative Perspectives
Jennifer Brown , and
Frances Heidensohn
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Law Enforcement
| Criminal Law
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Politics
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Gender Studies
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Women's Studies
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0312233086 |
Book Description
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive and wide-ranging survey of women's role in policing, drawing both on the authors' original comparative research and on the questions, theories and findings raised by the existing literature. Within a global and historically sensitive framework, the book explores such themes as the gender dimension of policing, the representation of policewomen, the extent to which different national traditions diverge or converge, the strategies adopted by policewomen and their colleagues or organizations in order to address the particular problems and challenges that their roles raise.
Customer Reviews:
An important work.......2003-07-27
This is an important book that helps us prepare for a future where we recognize and appreciate the great strengths women bring to law enforcement. By understanding the global perspectives of women in law enforcement, we can begin to eliminate the stereotypes and encourage the entry and success of more women into this noble profession.
Women Police Internationally.......2001-05-28
One of very few books describing the experiences of women police across national boundaries. Based on the authors' extensive research and interviews with women police officers, this book provides readers with a finely drawn picture of the roles women play in policing around the world.
Books:
- Aztec
- Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
- Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
- Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America
- Cherokee Renascence in the New Republic
- Dragonwings: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1903 (Golden Mountain Chronicles)
- Eye in the Sky: A Novel
- Facing Your Giants: The God Who Made a Miracle Out of David Stands Ready to Make One Out of You
- Family Tree
- Fix-it And Forget-it Cookbook
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Twisted
- Ride the Wind
- Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy
- GRE Physics
- History: Fiction or Science
- Learning Autodesk Maya 8|Foundation +DVD
- Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges
- Brotherhood In Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers
- Conserving Buildings: Guide to Techniques and Materials, Revised Edition
- Symbiosis of Algae with Invertebrates
American Corrections (with InfoTrac )
Criminal Law
Corrections in the 21st Century
Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology (Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice)
Criminology
