Police and Policing

DENNIS JAY KENNEY is Associate Director and Director of Research for the Police Executive Research Forum. He has over 27 years of experience in varied aspects of criminal justice and has provided consulting services to police agencies around the country. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Crime, Fear, and the New York City Subways (Praeger, 1987), Organized Crime in America (1995), and Crime in the Schools (1998).ROBERT P. MCNAMARA is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Furman University. He has been a consultant for state, federal, and private agencies on topics such as AIDS, drug abuse, race and healthcare, urban redevelopment, homelessness, policing, and gangs. He is the author of several books, including The Times Square Hustler (Praeger, 1994), Sex, Scams, and Street Life (Praeger, 1995), and Social Gerontology (Auburn House, 1998).

Since the publication of the first edition of Police and Policing in 1989, the amount of research being conducted on the police as well as public interest in the issues concerning the role of law enforcement has grown considerably. This second, complementary edition examines new issues and changes in law enforcement since 1989, drawing from the most recent and creative research projects in the field. Some of the country's leading experts discuss their findings on topics such as officer fatigue, collaborative problem-solving, tactical patrol, suicide, the role of religion in law enforcement, affirmative action, and psychological testing. This edited collection will prove to be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.

Introduction: Twenty Years of Change in Policing by Robert P. McNamaraThe Socialization of the Police by Robert P. McNamaraManaging Police PersonnelIntelligence and the Selection of Police Recruits by Dennis Jay Kenney and T. Steuart WatsonSupervising the Police by Kenneth J. Peak, Ronald W. Glensor, and Larry K. GainesPersonnel Performance Evaluations in the Community Policing Context by Timothy N. Oettmeier and Mary Ann WycoffTired Cops: Probable Connections Between Fatigue and the Performance, Health, and Safety of Patrol Officers by Bryan VilaPolice Suicide: An Analysis by Steven Stack and Thomas KelleyCan I Get a Witness: The Role of Religion in Policing by Robert P. McNamara and Maria TempenisManaging Police OrganizationsTactical Patrol Evaluation by Gary W. Cordner and Dennis Jay KenneyA National Survey of Pursuits and the Use of Police Force: Data from Law Enforcement Agencies by Dennis Jay Kenney and Geoffrey P. AlpertRethinking Detective Management or, Why Investigative Reforms are Seldom Permanent or Effective by John E. EckAffirmative Action, Diversity, and the Police by Tara O'Connor Shelley and Samuel WalkerCitizen Complaints and the Community by Samuel WalkerReflections on Institutional Corruption by Robert LeuciThe Impacts of PolicingAccomplishing Problem-Solving in the Community: Reconciling the Concepts by Dennis Jay Kenney and T. Steuart WatsonThe Problems of Problem-Solving: Resistance, Interdependencies, and Conflicting Interests by Michael E. BuergerInnovation in Policing Organizations: A National Study by Jihong Zhao, Quint Thurman, and Christopher SimonCrime Specific Policing by Larry T. HooverIndex