Police Behavior, Hiring, and Crime Fighting: An, Eterno, Stickle, Peter HB..

Taylor & Francis

Police Behavior, Hiring, and Crime FightingAn International View\nAuthor(s): John A. Eterno, Ben Stickle, Diana Scharff Peterson, Dilip K. Das\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367497156, 978-0367497156\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection by internationally recognized authors provides essays on police behavior in the categories of police administration, police operations, and combating specific crimes. Individual chapters strike at critical issues for police today, such as maintaining the well-being of officers, handling stress, hiring practices, child sexual exploitation, gunrunning, crime prevention strategies, police legitimacy, and much more. \n\nUnderstanding how police are hired and behave is a way of understanding different governments around the world. The book will cover the practices of countries as diverse as China, Germany, India, Japan, Turkey, South Africa, the United States, and others. Readers will b.