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Police as Problem Solvers
Grant, J.Douglas; Toch, Hans
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Description for Police as Problem Solvers
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMS; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
This book is about police and police reform and about a movement called "problem-oriented policing," which is sweeping the country. The problem-oriented approach has been labeled "a philosophical revolution" and "the cutting edge of policing" (Malcolm, 1989). Two observers, Wilson and Kelling (1989), have written that the approach "con stitutes the beginning of the most significant redefinition of police work in the past half century" (p. 48). Such an esteemed development matters, and one expects knowledgeable persons to observe it and think about it. Our mission in this book is different from that of some observers, those concerned with management ... Read more
This book is about police and police reform and about a movement called "problem-oriented policing," which is sweeping the country. The problem-oriented approach has been labeled "a philosophical revolution" and "the cutting edge of policing" (Malcolm, 1989). Two observers, Wilson and Kelling (1989), have written that the approach "con stitutes the beginning of the most significant redefinition of police work in the past half century" (p. 48). Such an esteemed development matters, and one expects knowledgeable persons to observe it and think about it. Our mission in this book is different from that of some observers, those concerned with management ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468459180
SKU
V9781468459180
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99-15
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