From the night watchmen of the 17th century to the highly
publicized Rodney King hearings, the history and development of
police policy and the role of police in American society are traced
through this collection of 95 primary documents. Students,
teachers, and interested readers can use this valuable resource to
examine the development and role of the police in the United States
through the words of the people who were involved in the struggle
to enforce laws, uphold the Constitution, maintain safe and stable
communities, and create efficient and effective police forces. An
explanatory introduction precedes each document to aid the user in
understanding the economic, political, social, and legislative
forces that helped shape the role of the police in our society.
Riots, strikes, commission reports, innovations, groundbreaking
studies, and major court cases from different time periods are
presented in a balanced manner. This volume is divided into seven
parts, each part representing a different time period in which the
roles of the police were being redefined. Vila and Morris present
the reader with theories from different professionals on what the
role of the police should be and how to develop these roles, as
well as presenting successful and unsuccessful models to help
readers draw their own conclusions.
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