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Character and cops :

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0844772240

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0844772259

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0844772267

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9780844772240

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9780844772257

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9780844772264

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Character and cops :

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[Book]

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ethics in policing /

First Statement of Responsibility

Edwin J. Delattre

Edition Statement

6th ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

AEI Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxiv, 598 p. ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Introduction -- Excellence of character -- The mission of police -- The public trust and probity -- Discretion -- Public corruption for profit -- Authority and reform in controlling corruption -- Leadership and the character of a department -- Illegal narcotics: moral issues and public policy -- The fundamentals of character and training -- Deliberation and moral problems in training -- Tragedy and "noble cause" corruption -- Death and bereavement, deadly force and guilt -- Taking our lives seriously -- Fatalism, microcosms, and therapeutic reductions -- Ethical ideals, youth violence, and gang enforcement -- Police, the O.J. Simpson trial, and race -- The spirit of public service and individual conscience -- Ethics in the future of policing -- Terrorism and policing -- Ethics in action: case studies of professional excellence in policing -- From war veterans to peace officers

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Text of Note

Delattre implicitly promoting the "bad apple" theory of police corruption and brutality, discusses how to promote good values in individual police officers through training and discusses how those values should lead officers to act in a variety of situations. This new edition adds a chapter on terrorism and policing, complaining that police lack the tools to effectively prosecute the "War on Terrorism" and examining issues of racial profiling

Police ethics-- United States

Police psychology-- United States

Police-- United States-- Social conditions

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Delattre, Edwin J

Date of Transaction

20140422233249.0

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