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Police & Society, Eighth Edition, offers an in-depth and analytical look at policing, from police behavior and organization to operations and historical perspectives. Focusing on the relationship between the police and the community and how it has changed throughout the years, the authors explore the most important theoretical foundations and incisive research on contemporary policing and show how that research is put into practice. The text is enhanced by extensive pedagogy and a unique chapter on higher education and policing.

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This is an accurate, concisely written text by real practitioners and scholars--which makes it a more meaningful text. It is straight to the point and contains a lot of practical applicable policing terms and concepts. The authors have worked diligently to make sure it matches today's perceptions of policing. --Chernoh M. Wurie, Virginia Commonwealth University Police & Society is a very comprehensive book with outstanding coverage of empirical data and research findings. It offers a good combination of theory and data and provides a nice approach that incorporates practitioners' views. --Mengyan Dai, Old Dominion University Police & Society, without a doubt, is the best book for teaching law enforcement or a similar course. --Dwayne Marshall, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

This is an accurate, concisely written text by real practitioners and scholars--which makes it a more meaningful text. It is straight to the point and contains a lot of practical applicable policing terms and concepts. The authors have worked diligently to make sure it matches today's perceptions of policing.--Chernoh M. Wurie, Virginia Commonwealth University Police & Society is a very comprehensive book with outstanding coverage of empirical data and research findings. It offers a good combination of theory and data and provides a nice approach that incorporates practitioners' views.--Mengyan Dai, Old Dominion University Police & Society, without a doubt, is the best book for teaching law enforcement or a similar course.--Dwayne Marshall, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

This is an accurate, concisely written text by real practitioners and scholars--which makes it a more meaningful text. It is straight to the point and contains a lot of practical applicable policing terms and concepts. The authors have worked diligently to make sure it matches today's perceptions of policing. --Chernoh M. Wurie, Virginia Commonwealth University Police & Society is a very comprehensive book with outstanding coverage of empirical data and research findings. It offers a good combination of theory and data and provides a nice approach that incorporates practitioners' views. --Mengyan Dai, Old Dominion University Police & Society, without a doubt, is the best book for teaching law enforcement or a similar course. --Dwayne Marshall, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

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Kenneth Novak is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Gary Cordner is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Brad Smith is Professor of Criminal Justice at Wayne State University. Roy Roberg is Professor Emeritus of Justice Studies at San José State University.

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