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Police Selection and Training
J. C. . Ed(S): Yuille
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Description for Police Selection and Training
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Police and Psychology, Skiathos, Greece, May 7-15, 1985 Editor(s): Yuille, J. C. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
The New Police Officer During the past twenty years the tasks required of police officers have expanded and changed with dramatic rapidi ty. The tradi tional roles of the police had been those of law enforcement and the maintenance of public order. As a consequence police officers were typically large-bodied males, selected for their physical abilities and trained to accept orders and enforce the law. Over the past two decades, however, the industrialized nations have placed a variety of new demands on police officers. To traditional law enforcement and public order tasks have been added social work, mental health duties, ... Read more
The New Police Officer During the past twenty years the tasks required of police officers have expanded and changed with dramatic rapidi ty. The tradi tional roles of the police had been those of law enforcement and the maintenance of public order. As a consequence police officers were typically large-bodied males, selected for their physical abilities and trained to accept orders and enforce the law. Over the past two decades, however, the industrialized nations have placed a variety of new demands on police officers. To traditional law enforcement and public order tasks have been added social work, mental health duties, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series D:
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024733699
SKU
V9789024733699
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Police Selection and Training
`...useful international exchange of problems and solutions.' Reference & Research Book News (1986) `...this text is a welcome addition to all those concerned with police training and selection, as well as to academics and researchers in related disciplines.' The British Journal of Psychiatry (1987)