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The Idea of Police (Paperback)
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The Idea of Police (Paperback)
Series: Law and Criminal Justice System
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What is the best way to define the police? Why do we have police at
all? In modern democracies like the United States and Great
Britain, why is most policing done by employees of the state? What
is the relationship between police and the law? What makes a good
police officer? In addressing these questions, Klockars makes the
reader look at the idea of police from a new perspective. First he
explains how any definition of police must include the reality of
coercive force--the fact that police officers everywhere have the
right to "forcibly compel other people to do something." Next he
describes the evolution of the police in the United States
vis-a-vis the police in Great Britain. After exploring the role of
the detective, he highlights the moral conflicts and issues of
discretion that police officers face daily. Finally, Klockars
examines what makes a good police officer. "An informative
introductory resource. . . may prove valuable even to graduate
students." --The Social Science Journal
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