Policing and the Law

Name: Policing and the Law
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ISBN: 9780130284358

ISBN-10: 0130284351

ISBN-13: 9780130284358

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jeffrey T. Walker, Jeffery T. Walker

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For courses in Introduction to Policing, Legal Aspects of Policing, Police Administration, and Police and Society. This text provides in-depth and extensive coverage of legal issues affecting the police, discussing both operational and administrative issues in policing as they are enhanced or constrained by the system of laws in America. It contains a collection of ten essays in three topical areas: legal aspects of police-citizen encounters, limitations on police work, and the law and police administration. Contributors to the book include both practitioners and academicians, as well as those who work or have worked in both fields.

Book details

List price: $71.40
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/10/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Operational Issues and the Law



Laws of the State and the State of Law: The Relationship between Police and Law




Crime and the Supreme Court: The Impact of the War on Drugs on Judicial Review of Police Investigatory Practice




Supreme Court Puts Up Roadblocks to Drug Enforcement




Civil Liabilities and Arrest Decisions




That Dog Will Hunt: Canine Assisted Search and Seizure




Policing the Internet: Legal Issues on the Information Super Highway




Administrative Issues and the Law



Policy Agency Responses to Changes in the Legal Environment




Privacy Rights of Police Officers: Dimensions of Employer Regulations




Affirmative Action and Police Selection: Managing Legal Boundaries and Psychometric Limits




The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (AHEA) and Police Agencies




Policing and the Law: More Than Just a Question of Arrest



Author Biographies