Policing: The Essentials

by Michael E. Buerger, John Liederbach, Steven P. Lab

Overview

Policing: The Essentials responds to a need for a more concise presentation of policing. It covers the essential materials for understanding the history, development and current operations of policing in an understandable, non-complex discussion of the topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190921972
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/30/2021
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael E. Buerger is Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University.

John Liederbach is Professor at Bowling Green State University.

Steven P. Lab is Chair and Professor at Bowling Green State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: History and Development of Police
Chapter 3: Roles and Responsibilites of the Police
Chapter 4: Police Agencies and Organization
Chapter 5: Police Hiring and Training
Chapter 6: Legal Issues
Chapter 7: Officer Issues
Chapter 8: Into the Future
Glossary
References

Editorial Reviews

The topics presented adequately cover what a student needs to know about policing. These are the essentials a student needs to know to develop an understanding of who the police are, their purpose, what they do, and why they do what they do. If the proposed text is what I think it is, then this is what I have been looking for.—Jeremiah Hicks, Lecturer at South Texas College

"The strength of the text is in the simplicity. It provides succinct information that overviews the policing industry and provides students with an understanding of the policing profession."—Robert Handy, CSULB

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