TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burns, Ronald G.
TI  - Policing : a modular approach / 
SN  - 9780132559997
AV  - HV8139 .B87 2013
U1  - 363.230973 
PY  - 2013///.
CY  - New Jersey : 
PB  - Pearson, 
KW  - Police
KW  - United States.
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-538) and index; Adult
N2  - "This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the many issues inherent in policing and does so in an unbiased and objective manner. Various efforts have been taken to make the information easy to understand an retain. The emphasis on research helps readers to become aware of recent developments in the field and exposes them to empirical evaluations of policing. This book differs from other current  policing  texts in several important respects, by including (1) a significant topics within policing; (2) an organizational approach designed to promote reader comprehension of the material; (3) consistent reinforcement of the material, with an emphasis on empirically based research studies; (4) comprehensive coverage of relevant police issues; and (5) critical-thinking exercises that truly reinforce the information."-- Preface
ER  -