| | |  | Security Cameras | Home » » An Introduction to Policing | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | AN INTRODUCTION TO POLICING, 6th edition, gives readers a real world introduction to policing. The authors of this book are veterans of law enforcement with extensive experience in all areas of policing. Their insight provides a solid blend of practical information and theory, with an emphasis on current issues and topics, like Homeland Security. This book contains the latest in academic and practitioner research, as well as the latest applications, statistics, court cases and information on careers. Readers will also find such important current topics as economic and budget issues and their impact on police hiring and staffing, the nationwide efforts to combat "distracted driving", and the "sovereign citizens" movement. The latest advances in technology are also covered from mobile fingerprint reading devices to computer and digital forensics. AN INTRODUCTION TO POLICING, 6th edition, is a "must read" for anyone considering a career in law enforcement. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| John S. Dempsey | | Paperback:
| 624 pages | | Publisher:
| Delmar Cengage Learning | | Publication Date:
| January 01, 2011 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1111137722 | | Product Length:
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Thorough, but Not Very EngagingJun 26, 2010
By Janice Van
I ordered this for a class. I am reading it only because I have to. The writing is very structured and thorough. It is not the most engaging textbook that I have had to read, but it nowhere near the worst thing I've had to endure. Given the subject matter of the material covered in this textbook the authors have done a good job.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 An EXCELLENT text book on American PolicingJul 22, 2009
By L. Lakeman
Recently I wanted to learn more about the American policing. I have worked for the Victorian Criminal Justice system for 2 years, have a degree in Criminology, read hundreds of academic and textbook criminology books in addition to true crime books etc.. I decided that rather than reading a book that contained a study of a particular squad or police department I would read a general textbook that covered American policing in general. I chose this one and I couldn't of picked a better text book!
This book has everything you could want in a text book. I hope one day Australia releases an Australian counterpart. it contains chapters on everything from terrorism to detective work to forensics to patrol work. There is even a section on how to join the police force. I also appreciate that they acknowledge unsworn members in the police force, a very important part! The authors are retired police officers so often they give snapshots of personal experiences they have encountered, both as uniformed members and detectives.
What I like about this book, is it caters to all tastes, sometimes it reads like a textbook, other times it reads like an academic criminology book, other times it even reads like a true crime book (when the authors provide narratives of previous cases). There really is something for everything here!
I really hope a former police officer turned academic in Australia follows the footsteps of these two authors and writes a similar book. When/if I complete my PhD in Criminology and start lecturing the only thing that would stop me from using this book is it is Americanised (although in my degree we often used American textbooks so it could work).
Recommended for anyone interested in policing!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 This textbook stinks...Aug 05, 2006
By navylady
This book is unorganized, out-of-date, too focused on New York City, and on every other page promotes the authors and their careers...On page 7 they are telling you how much has changed with the computer age, and the internet, and one of the authors tells you he went to grade school and they used quill pens and fountain jars...okay, I didn't need to know that. It was so annoying that by page 14, I was going to submit to them a list of improvements, but it would have been EXTENSIVE! From there on just gritted my teeth and got through it...Good luck! You'll be really tired of the references to the Trade City Bombing, and NYC in general, by the end of it!
Disregard "navylady's" reviewApr 18, 2007
By CJ Professor
The previous review by navylady is of the 3rd edition of this book, and the reviewer makes some very good points about that edition. However, it should not be included here as a review of the 4th edition because all of her gripes about the text are limited to the 3rd edition and these issues are not present in the 4th edition of this text. I teach Introduction to Policing at the university level and I use this book. After looking at many other policing textbooks, I feel this is the most comprehensive and inclusive of all of them. It is a great text for any intro level policing class.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
ExcellentSep 03, 2011
By JD
I was very pleased with the quality of this book and it came in time for me to go back to school.
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