Hess, Karen M. <br/><br/>
Introduction to law enforcement and criminal justice / 
Kären Matison Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann, Henry Lim Cho. 
 - Eleventh edition. 
 - Stamford, CT :   Cengage Learning,     c2015 
 - xxxi, 616 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Section I. The evolution of law enforcement and criminal justice -- A Brief history: the evolution of law and our criminal justice system -- The American quest for freedom and justice: our laws -- Crime in the United States: offenses, offenders, victims -- Section II. Contemporary law enforcement -- 4. Contemporary policing: an overview -- 5. Patrol: the backbone of policing -- 6. Specialized roles of police -- Policing after 9/11: traditional, community and data-driven policing -- Section III: Challenges to the profession -- 8. Policing within the law --  9. Gangs and drugs: threats to our national security -- 10. Terrorism and homeland security -- 11. Issues concerning police conduct -- 12. Becoming a law enforcement professional -- Section IV. Courts and corrections: law enforcement's partners in the criminal justice system -- 13. U.S. courts -- 14. Corrections. 
<br/><br/> Covers law enforcement and the criminal justice system. This book features a realistic and relevant "boots on the street" perspective, real world examples in every chapter, and information on a range of hottest topics, the Towards Zero Death (TZD) traffic-safety initiative, rapid DNA profiling, CompStat Plus, and warrantless searches of vehicles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781285444321 (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013941273 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law enforcement--United States<br/>Crime--United States<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8138  / H46 2015