Special Topics in Policing Critical Issues and Global Perspectives, Volume 1

This book comprehensively examines five key areas of concern across the field of policing. These critical issues include: police use of force, police ethics and integrity, traffic safety, police-community collaboration, and optimizing organizational performance and service delivery. The chapters tha...

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Other Authors: Albrecht, James F. (Editor), den Heyer, Garth (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I- Policing and Use of Force.
  • Chapter 1. Understanding Police Use of Force in the United States
  • Chapter 2. Examining Assaults on Police Officers: An International Review of the Factors that Influence the Occurrence of these Attacks
  • Chapter 3. Recalibrating Minimum Force: Some Unintended Consequences of Tom Swift’s ‘Electronic Rifle’
  • Part II- Police Ethics and Corruption.
  • Chapter 4. Understanding and Preventing Police Deviance and Corruption based on Experiences and Trends in the United States
  • Chapter 5. The Contemporary Status of Ethics in Policing
  • Chapter 6. Ethical Dilemmas in South African Policing and Criminal Justice
  • Part III-Police and Traffic Safety.
  • Chapter 7. Evaluating Strategies to Enhance Traffic Safety
  • Chapter 8. Traffic Enforcement in New Zealand: A Failed Experiment?
  • Chapter 9. Policing and investigating criminal activities by gangs using e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motorcycles in the United Kingdom
  • Part IV-Police and Community Outreach and Collaboration
  • Chapter 10. Initiatives to improve Police – Community Collaboration and Trust
  • Chapter 11. Understanding the Implementation of Community-oriented Policing in the New Zealand Police
  • Chapter 12. Regional Differences in the Perception of American Adolescents on Police Objectivity and Fairness
  • Part V- Improving Police Service Delivery
  • Chapter 13. The Role and Contribution of the Police Planner in Improving Police Service Delivery
  • Chapter 14. Effective Strategies to Enhance Police Service Delivery
  • Chapter 15. An Analysis of Complementary Law Enforcement: Comparing the Hungarian and South Korean Models for more effective Police Service Delivery
  • Chapter 16. Afterword: Examining Contemporary Challenges in Policing