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Policing America: An Introduction, Third Edition

Authors
  • Willard M. Oliver
Series / Aspen Criminal Justice Series
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Description
Table of contents
Preface

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With an engaging and balanced approach, former police officer and policing scholar Willard M. Oliver encourages students to think critically about the role of the police and the practice of policing in American society today. Policing America builds a basic understanding of contemporary police practices upon a foundation of essential theory and research. In a readable style, the author offers a contextual understanding of concepts in policing, supported by academic research, and balanced with the voice of the American police officer.

New to the Third Edition:

  • Updated with new statistics and research
  • Carefully streamlined and edited to ensure teachability and accuracy
  • Current policing journal articles findings included and cited
  • Discussion of the modern political movement of “defunding the police” and how this impacts both the police and the community
  • Coverage of the use of video doorbell technology and its effect on policing

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Succinct yet thorough treatment of all policing topics, with a balanced approach that emphasizes contemporary policing
  • Discussion of best policing practices and research
  • Real-world issues highlighted in text boxes
  • Hypotheticals that exemplify theory in practice in every chapter
  • A design for learning that includes charts, graphics, and summaries of key points
  • A focus on encouraging students to think critically about the role of policing in today’s society
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About the authors
Willard M. Oliver
Professor
Sam Houston State University

Dr. Willard Oliver joined the faculty in 2003. His areas of expertise include policing, crime policy, and the history of criminal justice. Oliver's current research in policing is focused on the phenomenon of depolicing; his research into crime policy is focused on the presidential use (and abuse) of signing statements related to crime; and his history of criminal justice research is focused primarily on the authorship of a biography titled "August Vollmer: The Father of American Policing." He currently serves as the editor for the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice's Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, and he is the Academy of Criminal Justice Science's Official Historian. Oliver is both a former police officer and a retired military police officer, as well as a Desert Storm Veteran.

Product Information
Edition
Third Edition
Publication date
2023-09-15
Copyright Year
2024
Pages
512
Connected eBook + Paperback
9781543858662
Connected eBook (Digital Only)
9798889063308
Subject
Policing
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