Police-community relations and the administration of justice

Hunter, Ronald D. (Author). Barker, Thomas. (Added Author). Mayhall, Pamela D. (Pamela Douglass), 1939- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0132193728
ISBN: 9780132193726
Physical Description: print
xv, 444 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The administration of justice and the police -- Introduction -- The idea of justice -- Justice defined -- The mission of a justice system -- The challenges of administering justice in a free society -- The components of the U.S. justice system -- The structure of the police system in America -- Where the police "fit" within the U.S. justice system -- 2. Police role concept in a changing society -- Great expectations -- Perception -- Role concept -- The police officer's roles -- Police role conflict -- Formation of role concepts -- The media and role concepts -- Factors and conditions of change -- The paradoxes of police practice -- Toward a realistic role concept -- Toward a congruent role -- Elements of change -- Criteria for change -- Policing in a changing society --