New York City Police Department The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

"Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society. An examination of the department by experts who have been watching it for years, this book reviews qualitative research on how the community views the NYPD, police culture, resistance to change, and the drop in the homicide rate in recent years. It explores hiring, firing and retention, discusses crime-fighting strategies, and reviews legal concerns and the response to public demonstrations such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. The final chapter demonstrates how the lessons relate to other departments throughout the world"--

A propos de l'auteur

John A. Eterno

Résumé

Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society. An examination of the department by experts who have been studying it for years, The New York City Police Department: The Impact of Its Policies and Practices provides a frank and open discussion about the NYPD from an elite group of scholars with varying viewpoints and concerns. The authors in this book are uniquely qualified to discuss and analyze the intricacies of policies and their impact.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John A. Eterno, John A. (Molloy College Eterno
• Collaboration: John A. Eterno (Editeur), John A. (Molloy College Eterno (Editeur), Eterno John A. (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 13.10.2014
• Catégorie: Sciences naturelles, médecine, it, technique > Informatique, ordinateurs > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; Livres de conseils
• EAN: 9781466575844
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-7584-4
• Nombre de pages: 230
• Catégories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Urban Sociology, Legal aspects of criminology, Police & security services, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Police and security services, Causes and prevention of crime, Police law & police procedures, Criminology: legal aspects, Police law and police procedures, Police Accountability, criminology research, protest movement studies, racial profiling analysis, constitutional policing, law enforcement policy impact