When cultures clash : the divisive nature of police-community relations and suggestions for improvement / Daniel P. Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Daniel P.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police-community relations.

Police-community relations--United States.

United States.

Police--United States.

Police.

Physical Description:

xvii, 142 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2002]

Summary:

Blazing new trails in its incisive examination of the culture of policing, this volume clearly defines and discusses the cultural underpinnings of the law enforcement community. The book addresses several areas of importance -- the tension that sometimes drives interactions between citizens and the police, officer safety, policing gone awry, and programs and initiatives to bridge the gap between citizens and the police. Written in a concise, well-documented, street-level policing style, this book presents readers with a well-balanced discussion of some of the major events and issues confronting law enforcement today. The author details the nature of policing from both the citizen's point of view and the police officers point of view, the culture of policing, officer safety, the police mission gone awry, the failure of law enforcement leadership, "policing" the police, citizen behavior skills, making a complaint against the police, and bridging the gap between citizens and the police.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-138) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0130910570

OCLC:

47667333