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Product Description: This concise but thorough introductory textbook bridges the gap between theory and the real world of crime and criminal justice. In clear, accessible prose, the authors discuss the full gamut of issues and concepts typically covered on the introductory course syllabus...read more

Product Description: Focuses upon the basic statistical problems criminal justice practitioners are likely to encounter. The book presents statistics as a set of tools or procedures for addressing specific data analysis problems rather than formal, somewhat abstract subject...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: With each chapter written by an authority in a specific field, this first-of-its-kind book balances practical experience with theoretical, and provides learners with the most up-to-date information on police training and issues. Specific chapters deal with multiculturalism, how to provide community police training, how to manage a police academy, methods of training, communication skills, and how to train investigators...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This textbook will teach students in criminal justice programs the essential skills needed for effective police administration and management. Although it is written in a manner that graduate students would find stimulating and thought- provoking, its target audience is juniors and seniors...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For courses in Police Community Relations, Special Topics in Policing, Multicultural Law Enforcement in the field of Police and Corrections Training. The purpose of this text is to analyze the everyday interactions between the police and minority communities as well as those incidents that come to public attention...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For courses in contemporary issues in policing. This collection of original readings from expert authors explores the contemporary nature and use of police special units. The readings examine a wide range of police special units and provide critical insights regarding both operational and administrative considerations applicable to police special units...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Focusing on the topic of police stress, this book compiles chapters written by leading police researchers who examine the sources and consequences of stress, as well as the effective strategies for coping with it. The book covers a wide array of topics that will enlighten interested civilians and empower police officers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The articles presented in Practical Applications for Criminal Justice Statistics discuss a variety of criminal justice-related issues or problems and were chosen from a broad field of previously and never before published research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a collection of articles on the practical uses of research methods in various criminal justice and criminology settings.This book will offer students a look at research methods by presenting cases where they are used in policing, sentencing, probation, crime etc...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Research should be enjoyable, whether it is a college student completing a project for a degree or a professor meeting requirements or expectations associated with his or her position. Learning the basics for conducting research is the first step. This text is a reader-friendly primer that has as its strength the facility to positively and gently ease the reader into the task of conducting research.

Product Description: This one-of-a-kind book opens by exploring the problem of school crime in America today—stating in explicit and understandable terms the exact nature of juvenile and school crime as described in national and state statistics, and examines various methods and techniques for solving the problem...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This volume provides readers with a thorough exploration of the many facets of today's policing—starting with the role of today's police officer. It offers a mixture of theory and practicality highlighted by real experiences, observations, and anecdotes. The volume addresses the police role in our society, patrol issues, criminal investigations and other support units, plus organization and management, the use of discretion, relating to the community, recruitment, quality police personnel, women police officers, the personality of police officers, and issues today and tomorrow. For those interested in an examination of policing today. (view table of contents)