Policing: A Text/Reader

By Carol Archbold

An innovative Text/Reader featuring the best of both worlds: author-written text and carefully selected articles

Part of the SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice, this book provides an overview of the field of policing, including a collection of carefully selected classic and contemporary articles that have previously appeared in leading journals, along with original material in a mini-chapter format that contextualizes the concepts. It provides strong coverage on the basics of policing plus current and relevant topics such as female, gay and lesbian, and racial/ethnic minorities officers, policing issues in both rural and urban settings, police misconduct, accountability and ethics, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412993695
• ISBN13: 9781412993692
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.1"