For courses in Police Community Relations or Community Policing
An up-to-date, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and
practicing positive police-community relations
Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice, Ninth
Edition, continues the theme of citizen participation, emphasizes why
it is critical to the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, and
addresses the dynamic nature of police-community relations. The book
focuses on the importance of and strategies for positive
police-community interactions and addresses the internal and external
communities the police serve. The text's interdisciplinary approach
draws data and discussions from a wide range of disciplines and gives
students a well-rounded perspective to help them better understand and
practice positive police-community relations. The Ninth Edition includes
updated data and references throughout; new ideas for addressing the
ongoing changes in police-community relations; new insights on how the
police organization fits with the community it serves; enhanced
information on the dynamics of policing realities; a look at the
different levels of communication and how to improve communications; the
relationships between the media and the police; and more.
