Police Field Operations: Theory Meets Practice - Hardcover

Birzer Ed.D., Michael; Roberson, Cliff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205508286 ISBN 13: 9780205508280

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This text covers major areas of police operations including patrol, investigations, crime mapping, police operations in culturally diverse communities, community policing, persons with physical disabilities, and juveniles, hot pursuit issues, communications, gangs, and drugs. 

About this title

About the Author

Michael L. Birzer is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the School of Community Affairs at Wichita State University.  His research interests center on police behavior and practices. He recently completed research that examined police relations with the African-American community.  In 2007, Professor Birzer published with Cliff Roberson, Policing, Today and Tomorrow -- Prentice-Hall. 

 

Cliff Roberson LLM, Ph.D is an Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at Washburn University and Retired Professor of Criminology from California State University-Fresno. His previous academic experiences include Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; Director of Programs, National College of District Attorneys; Director of Justice Center, California State University, Fresno; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edwards University. He has authored or co-authored 47 books and texts.

From the Back Cover

Police Field Operations: Theory Meets Practice, 1/E

Michael  Birzer
Cliff  Roberson

ISBN-10:      0205508286

 

This text covers major areas of police field operations. Included in this text is coverage of the following current, critical issues:

-         Patrol

-         Investigations

-         Crime Mapping

-         Police Operations in culturally diverse communities

-         Community Policing

-         Persons with physical disabilities

-         Juveniles

-         Hot pusuit issues

-         Communications

-         Gangs

-         Drugs

-         And more….

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205508286
• ISBN 13: 9780205508280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 624