Policing the Community

A Guide for Patrol Operations

• Author(s): P. J. Ortmeier,
• Publisher: Merrill
• Pages: 314
• ISBN_10: 0130281662
  ISBN_13: 9780130281661
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / Criminal Procedure , Law / Jurisprudence , Political Science / Law Enforcement , Social Science / General ,

Description:...

For courses in Police Patrol Operations, Community Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing, and Introduction to Law Enforcement in both police academies and colleges.

• This global, yet concise, text presents a view of uniformed police patrol operations from the standpoint of law enforcement services provided in the field. It focuses on the importance of professionalism, leadership, ethics, and effective communications in a proactive community, while also looking at critical issues and problems facing police officers today. Heavy emphasis is placed on the police mission and the requirements for police officers in a contemporary, democratic society.
• The author has been a law enforcement and public safety practitioner, researcher, and educator for over 20 years.