This eclectic collection of contemporary and classical articles examines a variety of operational and administrative
issues in the context of modern police work. It provides even coverage in terms of both theoretical and applied
perspectives, with an analytical approach. In this regard, the reader is given a foundation as to why the police
operate as they do.
Gaines and Cordner's anthology offers the following distinctive features:
A number of articles on the community policing movement.
A section addressing administrative issues. Critics of policing have charged that antiquated management styles
have hampered the progress of community policing.
The section on doing police work addresses a number of specific operational issues.
A strong section on ethics and deviance. Some critics charge that community policing may result in increased
levels of police corruption and ethical violations.
Articles that put the "problem solving" strategy of community policing into perspective.
Thought-provoking introductions to each article and each section guide the student and ease instruction by identifying
and explaining central issues, key concepts, and relationships among topics. This gives internal cohesiveness and
structure to the selections. A comprehensive subject index is also provided.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Function of The Police 1. Dilemmas of Police Administration
James Q. Wilson
In this classical piece, Wilson examines the role of the police in modern society. It represents the early beginnings
of the movement from the professional model to order maintenance.
2. Reconsidering the Police Role
Clifford Shearing and Jeffrey Leon
Shearing and Leon further define the police role from a macro level by examining the police vis-à-vis the
police in relation to other institutions in our society and the police's ability to use force to maintain order.
3. Can the Police Be Privatized
Philip Fixler and Robert Poole, Jr.
Over the years there have been efforts to privatize public safety services. Fixler and Poole examine and discuss
these efforts in terms of their effectiveness and overall impact on society and policing.
4. The County Sheriff as a Distinctive Policing Modality
David Falcone and Edward Wells
The sheriff is one of the oldest forms of law enforcement in Western society. The authors examine it as an American
institution.
Part II: History and Context 5. The Development of Modern Police
David Bayley
Bayley traces the development of policing by focusing on our English heritage. Additionally, Bayley examines police
as they developed in a variety of other cultures.
6. Southern Slave Patrols as a Transitional Police Style
Phillip Reichel
Slave patrols represent a distinctive form of early American law enforcement. Reichel's discussion of them helps
better define the development of American policing.
7. The Municipal Detective: An Historical Analysis
Jack Kuykendall
Police detectives evolved in terms of how they investigated crimes. Kuykendall provides an interesting and detailed
examination of this evolution.
8. Broken Windows and Fractured History
Samuel Walker
Walker critiques some of the historical discussions of the police. He provides a realistic examination of early
American policing and discusses its implication for modern policing.
Part III: Strategies and Programs 9. Crime and Policing
Mark H. Moore, Robert Trojanowicz, and George Kelling
The authors explore the movement toward community policing. They compare some of the traditional and community
policing methods and discuss probable outcomes.
10. Community Policing: Elements and ordner
Cordner provides one of the more comprehensive discussions of the meaning of community policing. He provides
a framewoEffects Gary Crk for its understanding and implementation.
11. The Problems of Problem-Solving
Michael Buerger
To some extent, problem-solving has been offered as a panacea for policing. Buerger discusses the extent to which
problem-solving can be a successful strategy.
12. The Kansas City Gun Experiment
Lawrence Sherman, James Shaw, and Dennis Rogan
The authors examine the effects of increased patrols in gun crime hot spots and how such patrols can positively
affect violent crime.
Part IV: The Nature of Police Work 13. Four Policemen
William K. Muir
Muir's classical study describes how police officers adjust to the job. He describes the four distinctive types
of officers in detail.
14. Patterns of Police Investigation
William B. Waegel
The author looks closely at how police investigate property and personal crimes. He explains and illustrates how
investigations differ between routine and nonroutine offenses.
15. What Is Patrol Work
Gordon Whitaker
Whitaker provides one of the first detailed analyses of what police officers do while on patrol. This solid work
helps place patrol in its proper perspective.
16. Learning the Skills of Policing
David Bayley and Egon Bittner
The authors explore how information is transmitted through formal and informal channels within police organizations.
Their discussion touches upon the problem of competing cultures.
Part V: Doing Police Work 17. The Law Enforcement Response to Spouse Abuse
David Hirschel, Ira Hutchison, Charles Dean, and Anne-Marie Mills
The authors explore the explosive issue of domestic violence. They provide a solid foundation to how the police
have responded in the past, and they review the effectiveness of current responses.
18. Vice Isn't Nice: A Look at the Effects of Working Undercover
Mark Pogrebin and Eric Poole
The authors examine one of the most controversial police activities. They explore undercover in terms of its effects
on officers and society.
19. The Police and Drugs
Mark Moore and Mark Kleiman
Moore and Kleiman explore the strategies available to the police for attacking the drug problem. They discuss the
appropriateness of various strategies in terms of problems and police organizations.
20. Police Handling of People With Mental Illness
Elizabeth Perkins and Gary Cordner
The mentally ill represent one of the most thorny issues confronting the police. The authors explore strategies
for dealing with mental illness.
Part VI: Ethics And Deviance 21. Learning Police Ethics
Lawrence Sherman
Police integrity has become a national concern. Sherman provides insights into how police officers learn and develop
ethics. He also discusses the implications of police ethics on performance.
22. Drug-Related Corruption of Police Officers
David Carter
Drug corruption has become one of the most significant problems in law enforcement. Carter examines the extent
and implications of drug corruption on the police.
23. Exploring Police Sexual Violence Against Women
Peter Kraska and Victor Kappeler
Police sexual harassment and violence against women is an extensive but seldom discussed problem. Kraska and Kappeler
review a number of cases and place the problem in its proper perspective.
24. " Fluffing Up the Evidence and Covering Your Ass": Some Conceptual Notes on Police Lying
Thomas Barker and David Carter
Defense attorneys have long accused the police of lying in order to procure convictions. The authors explore police
lying within the police culture.
Part VII: Administration and Management 25. Developing Police Policy: An Evaluation of the Control Principle
Geoffrey Alpert and William Smith
Alpert and Smith examine the role of policy formulation in policing. They tactfully examine the need to balance
controlling police discretion with the need to empower officers.
26. Empowering Police Officers: The Tarnished Silver Bullet?
Larry Gaines and Charles Swanson
The authors analyze the rhetoric surrounding empowerment of officers and community policing. They also examine
police administration in terms of contemporary theory.
27. Community Policing and Police Agency Accreditation
Gary Cordner and Gerald Williams
The authors examine whether accreditation and its rulification hamper community policing.
28. An Institutional Perspective of Policing
John Crank and Robert Langworthy
The authors examine the nature of the relationship between police organizations and their environment.
Part VIII: Contemporary Issues 29. Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department
The Christopher Commission
The Rodney King incident has been one of the most influential events in recent police history. A summary of the
Commission's findings is provided.
30. Police Use of Deadly Force: Research and Reform
James Fyfe
Deadly force has long been a problem in law enforcement. Fyfe clarifies the problem, examines the extent to which
deadly force is a problem, and examines how the police have approached it.
31. Militarizing American Police: The Rise and Normalization of Paramilitary Units
Peter Kraska and Victor Kappeler
A number of departments have created paramilitary units which use quasi-military tactics to deal with a number
of crime problems. The authors examine this phenomenon and discuss its implications for the broader police role.
32. Dragons and Dinosaurs: The Plight of Patrol Women
Donna Hale and Stacey Wyland
Gender is an age-old problem in policing. The authors explore the barriers to gender equality and provide suggestions
for improvement.