Introduction to law enforcement and criminal justice / Kären Matison Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann, Henry Lim Cho.

By:

Hess, Karen M [1939-]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, c2015Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xxxi, 616 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781285444321 (hbk)

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LOC classification:

HV8138 H46 2015

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS HV8138 H46 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	77445		00077645

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

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