Police community relations and the administration of justice

Includes index.

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Police-community relations : an overview
2. Public relations and community relations : a contrast
3. Community policing
4. The public and the police : a consortium of communities
5. Relations within the police organization
6. Police role concept in an changing society
7. Coping with the human experience of being a cop
8. The communication process
9. Police discretion and community relations
10. The media link
11. Special populations and the police
12. Community relations in the context of culture
13. The dilemmas of dissent and political response
14. Conflict management
15. Community control : a continuum of participation
16. Police-community relations in the new millennium
Appendix : case studies
Index

This book seeks to help citizens better understand and practice positive police-community relations. This text is designed for use in a one- or two-semester course on police-community relations or police and society. The book describes the police-citizen partnership as essential to reducing crime. Many disciplines are involved in shaping the partnership in positive ways--criminology, law, history, sociology, and economics, to name a few. The book draws from all of the disciplines and addresses many topics in the context of community relations. For example: (1) the psychological processes that accompany law enforcement in America today; (2) the relationship between crime prevention and community relations; (3) how to apply systems principles to police-community relations; and (4) the nature of the media link to the community. Each chapter includes a summary and learning objectives, conclusions, a student checklist, questions for discussion, and a feature designed to apply concepts, increase understanding, and offer new learning opportunities