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Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing argues that to fully understand contemporary American policing, we must first understand its historical origins in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Such a historical grounding is further employed to consider where policing is heading now in the twenty-first century.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. A Primer on the History of American Policing
3. The Due Process Revolution and the Warren Court
4. Civil Rights and the Police
5. A Due Process Approach in the Face of Police Conservatism
6. The Systems Approach to Criminal Justice
7. Social Science Research
8. A Rising Crime Rate and Police Corruption
9. What Professional Policing Then Means for 21st Century Policing Now

About the author

Jonathon A. Cooper is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he also directs the Criminology Advising Center.
 

Summary

Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing argues that to fully understand contemporary American policing, we must first understand its historical origins in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Such a historical grounding is further employed to consider where policing is heading now in the twenty-first century.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathon A. Cooper
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781498515931
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1593-1
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Urban communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Police and security services, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General