Forces of Deviance
Forces of Deviance

Author: Victor E. Kappeler

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 1998-01-29

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1478648619

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An informative look at a very difficult topic! The discretion, authority, and power granted the police to accomplish their mission offer multiple opportunities for deviance. This revised edition effectively organizes a large amount of material in order to provide students with a timely and comprehensive review of this disturbing dimension of police organizations. The authors’ analysis of deviance as the product of the organization of the occupation, the expectations of society, and the perceptions and interpretations of the role of the police are compellingly presented. A fascinating portrait of the social and organizational factors of the police working environment emerges, providing students with a broad framework for assessing the police culture and the many forms of police deviance.

Forces of Deviance
Forces of Deviance

Author: Victor E. Kappeler

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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Provides a compelling analysis of police deviance as the product of the organization of the occupation, the expectations of society, and the perceptions and interpretations of the role of the police. Contains chapters on the working environment, the ideology and culture of police, and motive and justification for breaking normative bonds. Details cases such as the beating of Rodney King and the investigation of Jeffrey Dahmer, and discusses internal and external controls, and prospects for controlling deviance. Kappeler is affiliated with Eastern Kentucky University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Police Brutality, Misconduct, and Corruption
Police Brutality, Misconduct, and Corruption

Author: James F. Albrecht

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-14

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 3319644386

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This Brief proposes a criminological typology for understanding and addressing police misconduct. Through examination of each major type of police misconduct, the author proposes future research directions to deter and prevent misconduct. According to an examination of 50 years of police misconduct cases within the New York Police Department (NYPD) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the author proposes 5 major typologies: police corruption, police criminality, excessive use of force, abuse of authority, and police misconduct. Through a systematic examination of each of these five types, the author aims to break down the nebulous topic of police misbehavior into manageable categories, with their own set of causes, and recommendations for detection and prevention. This work will be of interest for researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with an interest in police studies, and related fields such as public policy and sociology. It will also be of interest for policymakers.

The Politics of Policing
The Politics of Policing

Author: Mathieu Deflem

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2016-06-06

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1786350297

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Developments and problems associated with police power are at the very front of current public debate. This volume addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order.

Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming

Author: Maurice Punch

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9780422792103

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Study based on Amsterdam.

The Idea of Police
The Idea of Police

Author: Carl B. Klockars

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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What is the best way to define the police? Why do we have police at all? In modern democracies like the United States and Great Britain, why is most policing done by employees of the state? What is the relationship between police and the law? What makes a good police officer? In addressing these questions, Klockars makes the reader look at the idea of police from a new perspective. First he explains how any definition of police must include the reality of coercive force--the fact that police officers everywhere have the right to "forcibly compel other people to do something." Next he describes the evolution of the police in the United States vis-a-vis the police in Great Britain. After exploring the role of the detective, he highlights the moral conflicts and issues of discretion that police officers face daily. Finally, Klockars examines what makes a good police officer. "An informative introductory resource. . . may prove valuable even to graduate students." --The Social Science Journal