Protecting Psychiatric Patients and Others from the Assisted-Suicide Movement

In the field of law enforcement in the United States it is essential to know the contemporary problems being faced and combine that knowledge with empirical research and theoretical reasoning to arrive at best practices and an understanding of policing. Policing in America Eighth Edition provides a thorough analysis of the key issues in policing today and offers an issues-oriented discussion focusing on critical concerns such as personnel systems organization and management operations discretion use of force culture and behavior ethics and deviance civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is also addressed as well as globalization terrorism and homeland security. This new edition not only offers updated research and examples it also incorporates more ways for the reader to connect to the content through learning objectives discussion questions and Myths and Realities of Policing boxes. Video and Internet links provide additional coverage of important issues. With completely revised and updated chapters Policing in America Eighth Edition provides an up-to-date examination of what to expect as a police officer in America full color including photographs and illustrationsVideo links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the textLearning objectives critical thinking questions and review questions in every chapter help to reinforce key conceptsUpdated figures and Myths and Realities of Policing boxes provide important contextIncludes all-new content such as further coverage of violent crime reduction programs gangs and drug useAccess to student and instructor ancillaries including Self-Assessments Case Studies Test Bank and PowerPoint Lecture Slides