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Narratives of Guilt and Compliance in Unified Germanyby Barbara Miller
Routledge 1999; US$ 178.00Analysing Stasi files and interviews with one time informers, the author examines the confrontation with this legacy in united Germany. She discusses the daily machinations of the state and the motivation and justification of being an informer. more...
Liberty And Orderby Peter Waddington
Routledge 1994; US$ 55.95A critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This study is based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. more...
Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guideby Larry F. Jetmore
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000; US$ 24.99The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps. CliffsTestPrep Police Sergeant Examination, 2nd Edition, can help you be a front-runner in your examination for promotion to police sergeant. Written by a police professional in the time-honored police tradition of “showing the way,” this guide will give you the edge for success. Inside this test prep tool, you'll find Two complete multiple choice practice tests Complete answers Analysis of all exam subject areas Breakdowns of the written, oral, and physical examinations A glossary of key terms This book... more...
Into the Kill Zoneby David Klinger
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 24.95What's it like to have the legal sanction to shoot and kill? This compelling and often startling book answers this, and many other questions about the oft-times violent world inhabited by our nation's police officers. Written by a cop-turned university professor who interviewed scores of officers who have shot people in the course of their duties, Into the Kill Zo ne presents firsthand accounts of the role that deadly force plays in American police work. This brilliantly written book tells how novice officers are trained to think about and use the power they have over life and death, explains how cops live with the awesome responsibility that comes from the barrels of their guns, reports how officers often hold their fire when they clearly... more...
Police In Occupation Japanby Christopher Aldous
RoutledgeCurzon 1997; US$ 195.00This study focuses on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the American Occupation of Japan (1945-52). Drawing on primary sources Aldous explores the Occupation's programme of 'democratization' and its legacy. more...
Black in Blueby Kenneth Bolton; Joe R. Feagin
Routledge 2004; US$ 69.95Bolton and Feagin have interviewed fifty veteran African-American police officers in sixteen different law enforcement agencies. These interviews provide real-life and vivid examples of the difficulties and discrimination that they face every day. more...
Police Officer Examination Test Preparation Guideby Larry F. Jetmore
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 18.95Every CliffsNotes test preparation guide includes: Studying and test-taking hints and strategies Analysis of each area of the exam Full-length practice tests based on current exams In-depth answer explanations and solutions more...
Introduction To Policing & Police Powersby Leonard Jason-Lloyd
Routledge-Cavendish 2005; US$ 56.95This book provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the policing system and police powers. Flow charts and diagrams are included to explain key areas as clearly as possible. It addresses the core elements of policing and police powers and the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 on policing are discussed. more...
Law, Crime and English Society, 1660-1830by Norma Landau
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 82.00This book examines how eighteenth-century law was made, defined, administered, and used. Leading historians introduce current debates about the nature of eighteenth-century law and society and reflect on contemporary concepts of corruption, oppression, and institutional efficiency. The result is an invaluable account of the legal bases of eighteenth-century society. more...
Violence Workersby Martha K. Huggins; Mika Haritos-Fatouros; Philip G. Zimbardo
University of California Press 2002; US$ 26.95Of the twenty-three Brazilian policemen interviewed in depth for this landmark study, fourteen were direct perpetrators of torture and murder during the three decades that included the 1964-1985 military regime. These "violence workers" and the other group of "atrocity facilitators" who had not, or claimed they had not, participated directly in the violence, help answer questions that haunt today's world: Why and how are ordinary men transformed into state torturers and murderers? How do atrocity perpetrators explain and justify their violence? What is the impact of their murderous deeds?on them, on their victims, and on society? What memories of their atrocities do they admit and which become public history? more...