Policing in America: A Reference Handbook
How Americans view police has varied dramatically through history. In 1856, New York police opposed wearing uniforms because they felt it represented a militaristic and nondemocratic type of organization. Today, our police model themselves on the military and use military tactics in the "war" on drugs.\ Policing in America: A Reference Handbook chronicles our changing ideas and methods of social control, beginning with the first recorded instances. It traces the trends that have shaped...
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This book maps the development of modern policing—both theory and practice—from humans' first efforts at social control, through the British roots of modern policing, to the unique institution of American policing today.
\ From the Publisher"This reference handbook is recommended for libraries serving high school or undergraduate clientele, as is the entire Contemporary World Issues series."\ -\ ARBA\ "Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers."\ -\ Choice\ \ \
