| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-252) and index. |
| Contents |
A lifetime of crime -- Policing at the crossroads -- Professional policing emerges: Parker in Los Angeles, Schrotel in Cincinnati -- Detectives, Hoover, the mob, and youth gangs -- Reading the riot act: Jenkins in Atlanta, the Bull in Birmingham -- Far from the ivory tower: O. W. Wilson in Chicago -- Nixon's schemes fail, Webster saves the FBI -- Contrasting command styles: Murphy of New York, Rizzo of Philadelphia -- Chaos: cops lose the streets -- New York community policing and Gates' LAPD style both fail -- Fighting crime by the numbers: Bratton defies the experts -- Terrorism: Kelly in command -- Policing in the 21st century: old problems, new solutions -- Appendixes : A. Crimes of the century: the top 10 criminal investigations since 1945 ; B. Top cops: the 10 most important police administrators since 1945 -- C. Understanding police terminology. |
| Subject |
Police -- United States -- History.
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Law enforcement -- United States -- History.
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| Added Title |
Blue parade, 1945-2012 |
| ISBN |
9781936274437: $23.00 |
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1936274434 |
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