Ericka Wentz & Steven M. Cox 
Introduction to Policing [EPUB ebook] 

Part I. Foundations of Policing
Chapter 1. Policing in the United States
Law Enforcement Today
The Concept and Mandate of the Police
Scope of the Law Enforcement Sector
A Changing Landscape
A Changing Workforce
Additional Types of Police/Security
Chapter 2. A Brief History of Police in the United States
English Roots of Policing
The Evolution of Early U.S. Policing
The Political Era
The Reform Era
The Era of Social Upheaval (1960s and 1970s)
The Community-Policing Era (1980–2000)
The Homeland Security Era (2001–Present)
Some Contemporary Policing Strategies
Policing in the Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 3. Police Organization and Administration
Organizational Structures
Police Militarization
Operations Division
Organizational Substructures
Handling Change in Police Organizations
Police Unions and Collective Bargaining
Police Professionalism
Part II. Police Operations
Chapter 4. Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers
The Importance of Recruitment and Selection
Antidiscrimination Legislation
Entry-Level Recruitment and Selection
Testing of Candidates
Supervisory Recruitment and Selection
Recruitment and Selection of Police Chiefs
Chapter 5. Police Training and Education
Police Education
Research on College Education and Police Performance
Police Training
Types of Training
Challenges
Chapter 6. Police Work: Operations and Functions
Basic Police Functions
Styles of Policing
Patrol Strength and Allocation
Other Types of Patrol
Evaluating Patrol
Evaluating Police Performance
Police and the Media
Chapter 7. Contemporary Strategies in Policing
Community Policing
Problem-Oriented Policing
Research on Community and Problem-Oriented Policing
Criticisms of Community Policing and Effect of the Pandemic
The Current Status of COP and POP
Innovations in Policing Strategies
Procedural Justice Policing
Part III. Police Conduct
Chapter 8. The Police Culture and Work Stress
What Is Culture?
Analyzing Police Subculture
Types of Stresses in Police Work
Effects and Consequences of Police Stress
Police Deaths and Critical Incidents
Counteracting Police Stress
Chapter 9. Law, Court Decisions, and the Police
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Exclusionary Rule
Police Use of Force
The USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security, and Terrorism
Chapter 10. Ethics and Decision-Making
Police Discretion
Ethics and Police Conduct
Leadership and Improving Decision-Making
Chapter 11. Police Misconduct and Accountability
Corruption
Other Types of Police Misconduct
Research on Police Misconduct and Use of Force
The Impacts of Misconduct
Causes of Misconduct—Bad Apples or Bad Barrels?
Misconduct: Management and Administrative Issues
Accountability
Part IV. Contemporary Issues In Policing
Chapter 12. Policing in a Diverse Society
Policing in a Multicultural and Multiethnic Society
The Problem and Promise of Diversity
Police–Community Conflict
Public Image of the Police
Police in the Community
Women in Policing
Minority Police Officers
Chapter 13. Technology and the Police
The Costs and Benefits of Technology
Computers
Video Cameras
Surveillance Technology
Crime Mapping
Biological Identifiers
Speed Detection Devices or Systems
Driverless Vehicles
Armor and Weapons
Chapter 14. Organized Crime, Homeland Security, and Global Issues
Transnational Crime
White-Collar Crime
Terrorism
Local Response to Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime
Part V. Looking Ahead
Chapter 15. The Future of Policing in the United States
The Changing Context
Ongoing and Strategic Change
Terrorism and Future Policing
Glossary
Endnotes
Index

Connie M. Koski is an assistant professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Longwood University in Virginia. She earned her Ph D in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Koski was employed as a police officer for the City of Ypsilanti, MI, serving in a variety of capacities including patrol, major crimes detective, crime scene/evidence technician, accident reconstructionist, a member of the recruitment team, and as a field training officer.  Dr. Koski’s current work focuses on the development of several experiential learning opportunities in the area of crime and immigration, and her work has appeared in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Police Practice & Research, the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, SAGE’s Critical Issues in Crime and Justice, and elsewhere. Dr. Koski and her family reside in south central Virginia.