PDF The Fighting Gamecock (Bodie; Idella. Heroes and Heroines of the American Revolution.) by Idella Bodie in History

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An informative look at a very difficult topic! The discretion; authority; and power granted the police to accomplish their mission offer multiple opportunities for deviance. This revised edition effectively organizes a large amount of material in order to provide students with a timely and comprehensive review of this disturbing dimension of police organizations. The authors analysis of deviance as the product of the organization of the occupation; the expectations of society; and the perceptions and interpretations of the role of the police are compellingly presented. A fascinating portrait of the social and organizational factors of the police working environment emerges; providing students with a broad framework for assessing the police culture and the many forms of police deviance. Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert et al.; Policing: Continuity and Change; Second Edition (ISBN 9781478611462); Barker; Danger; Duty; and Disillusion: The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers (ISBN 9781577660415); Dunham-Alpert; Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings; Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781478622871); Kappeler; The Police and Society: Touchstone Readings; Third Edition (ISBN 9781577664178); and Kappeler-Potter; The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice; Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577663584). Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.