Criminal Justice

For courses in Introduction to Law Enforcement and Introduction to Policing.

This book explores the principles of policing and introduces readers to the history, administration, day-to-day practices of the police in the United States. It provides students with the basic framework for understanding fundamental contemporary police issues while at the same time empowering them to question the conventional wisdom about policing.

• NEW - Coverage of the Department of Homeland Security and the structure of federal law enforcement agencies.

  • Helps students understand the roles of federal agencies in the fight against crime and terrorism.

• NEW - Chapter 7 “Civil Litigation” has been completely revised and expanded.

  • Gives students more coverage of legal issues involving police behavior.

• NEW - Expanded coverage of the police and the community, personnel administration, police operations and the future of policing.

  • Provides deeper coverage of important topics.

• NEW - Updated appendices: “Career Pathways” and “Web Resources”.

  • Gives students the most up-to-date resources available to help them get more information on policing issues and career opportunities.

• Comprehensive introduction to the police in America.

  • Introduces students to the history, administration and day-to-day practices of the police in the U.S.

• Real-life stories integrated throughout.

  • Supplies students with case studies that help them understand the realities, complexities, and challenges of police work.

• Chapter objectives, chapter summaries, and discussion questions.

  • Alerts students to key content in each area and helps them identify and organize their learning goals.

• Coverage of the Department of Homeland Security and the structure of federal law enforcement agencies.

  • Helps students understand the roles of federal agencies in the fight against crime and terrorism.

• Chapter 7 “Civil Litigation” has been completely revised and expanded.

  • Gives students more coverage of legal issues involving police behavior.

• Expanded coverage of the police and the community, personnel administration, police operations and the future of policing.

  • Provides deeper coverage of important topics.

• Updated appendices: “Career Pathways” and “Web Resources”.

  • Gives students the most up to date resources available to help them get more information on policing issues and career opportunities.

 1. Understanding the Police.


 2. Historical Foundations of Policing.


 3. Contemporary Police Systems.


 4. Police Operations.


 5. Police Authority.


 6. Ethics and Deviance.


 7. Understanding and Controlling Police Behavior.


 8. Personnel Administration.


 9. The Police and the Community.


10. Job-Related Issues.


11. Current Challenges and Future Directions.


Appendix A. Selected Provisions from the 2001 USA PATRIOT ACT.


Appendix B. Sample Police Adademy Curriculm.


Appendix C. Model Police Policy Links.


Appendix D. Police Web Links.


Glossary.


Index.

Introduction to Policing / Law Enforcement  (Criminal Justice)

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  Police, The: An Introduction, 4/E
  Lyman
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135005663 | ISBN-13: 9780135005668
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  For courses in Police in American Society and Introduction to Policing.

   

  This book explores the principles of policing and introduces readers to the history, administration, and day-to-day practices of the police in the United States. Offering a balanced perspective, it provides students with the basic framework for understanding contemporary police issues and discusses the myths and preconceptions commonly associated with the profession. This edition includes a new chapter on police culture, a new chapter on police liability, and information on how police work interfaces with forensic science and modern technology.

Michael D. Lyman is on the criminal justice faculty with the Criminal Justice and Social Work Department at Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri. He serves the department as teaching faculty and the Director of Graduate Studies. Prior to entering the field of college teaching, he was employed as a Special Agent for the Intelligence and Organized Crime Division of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and later as a Senior Intelligence Agent for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Dr. Lyman received both his bachelors and master's degrees from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

The Police: An Introduction, 3/e is designed to inform and excite students about the vast field of police work and the role of the police in a democratic society. Its no-nonsense approach offers frequent insights into everyday duties of police work—a profession that many believe is among the most fascinating and charismatic in our society. The many features of this new revision will aid students of criminal justice and the classroom professor as well.

• Chapter objectives highlighting the main points of each chapter.
• Topical vignettes: Highlights in Policing, A Closer Look, and American Police Under Fire. Each of which discuss special topics of interest.
• Improve your professional vocabulary—a learning tool at the end of each chapter identifying key chapter terms.
• Expanded sections on police liability, racial profiling, domestic violence, women and minorities in policing, changing demographics, the war on terrorism, and private policing.
• Four new appendices: Police Model Policies; The USA Patriot Act; Model Basic Police Training Curriculum: Police Internet Research Sites.
• New material on Homeland Security, Minority Leaders in Policing, and Police and Technology.
Updated police research and statistics.

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive for Criminal Justice, Version 2.0
Allyn & Bacon
©2003 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205380980 | ISBN-13: 9780205380985

Allyn & Bacon Introduction to Criminal Justice Study Site (Open access), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205493424 | ISBN-13: 9780205493425
URL:  http://www.abintrocriminaljustice.com

Careers in Criminal Justice CD-ROM
Prentice Hall
©2006 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131195131 | ISBN-13: 9780131195134
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CourseCompass (5.0) Instructor Quick Start Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205531709 | ISBN-13: 9780205531707

Crime Time Special Edition: Patrolling Terror, 7/E
Barber
©2008 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 013615736X | ISBN-13: 9780136157366
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Criminal Justice Simulations, 10/E
Schmalleger
©2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135137888 | ISBN-13: 9780135137888
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Criminal Justice Simulations Brief, CD-ROM
Schmalleger
©2008 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132252228 | ISBN-13: 9780132252225
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Criminal Justice Systems Chart, 6/E
Prentice Hall
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131701614 | ISBN-13: 9780131701618
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Criminal Justice in New York, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack Item Only)
Jones-Brown
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205440444 | ISBN-13: 9780205440443

Criminal Justice in North Carolina (Valuepack Item Only)
Jackson
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205440428 | ISBN-13: 9780205440429

Criminal Justice in Ohio, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack Item Only)
Williams & King
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020544041X | ISBN-13: 9780205440412

Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Misko
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205437133 | ISBN-13: 9780205437139

Criminal Justice in West Virginia, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack item only)
Barkan
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205440436 | ISBN-13: 9780205440436

Criminal Justice, Evaluating Online Resources with Research Navigator, 2004
Payton
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131844601 | ISBN-13: 9780131844605

Ethics in Criminal Justice, A Scenario Based CD-ROM, 9/E
Prentice Hall
©2007 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 013204398X | ISBN-13: 9780132043984
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Online Resource Guide for Law Enforcement
Dees
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130186856 | ISBN-13: 9780130186850
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TIME: Criminal Justice, Special Edition
Time Magazine & Inc.
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131174576 | ISBN-13: 9780131174573

Themes of the Times for Criminal Justice (Valuepack Item Only), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205509959 | ISBN-13: 9780205509959

Themes of the Times for Criminology (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020551183X | ISBN-13: 9780205511839

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  Lyman
  ©2005 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book; 480 pp | Instock
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