Law Enforcement In The United States, 2d ed

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2005

HV8138

2005-001703

0-7637-8352-8

Law enforcement in the United States, 2d ed.

Conser, James A. et al. (Criminal justice illuminated)

Jones & Bartlett, [c]2005

489 p.

$74.95

Conser (criminal justice, Youngstown State University) overviews law enforcement in America using a systems approach. By examining the influence of social, political, economic, and cultural forces on the evolution of modern law enforcement, the text examines the struggle between existing convention in law enforcement and the push for reform, looking at how forces such as technology and privatization are affecting law enforcement on local, state, and national levels. This second edition features new coverage of terrorism and homeland security, and contains a new chapter on crime and theory.