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Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities, With a New Preface by the Author
James Q. Wilson
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Description for Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities, With a New Preface by the Author
Paperback. Series: Joint Centre for Urban Study S. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
The patrolman has the most difficult, complex, and least understood task in the police department. Much less is known of him than of his better publicized colleague, the detective. In this important and timely book, James Q. Wilson describes the patrolman and the problems he faces that arise out of constraints imposed by law, politics, public opinion, and the expectations of superiors.
The study considers how the uniformed officer in eight communities deals with such common offenses as assault, theft, drunkenness, vice, traffic, and disorderly conduct. Six of the communities are in New York State: Albany, Amsterdam, Brighton, Nassau ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Series
Joint Centre for Urban Study S.
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674932111
SKU
V9780674932111
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Ref
99-1
About James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Reviews for Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities, With a New Preface by the Author
[Varieties of Police Behavior] must unquestionably become an indispensable study of politics in the American city. It is based on enormous and detailed research… The material is presented in a controlled and disciplined no-nonsense style.
New York Review of Books
This is surely one of the most informative books about the police ever written… Varieties of Police Behavior ... Read more
New York Review of Books
This is surely one of the most informative books about the police ever written… Varieties of Police Behavior ... Read more