Issues in American Policing Dr. Ronald D. Hunter Georgia Gwinnett College
White’s Five General Areas of Policing Selection, Recruitment and Training; New Philosophies and Strategies; Police Management and Operations; Police Misconduct and Accountability; The Future of Policing.
Selection, Recruitment and Training Police Role Concept Police Culture Police Professionalization Educational Expectations Social Class Minority Representation
New Philosophies and Strategies Millennial Officers Balancing Rights and Rules Societal Changes Constitutional/Legal Developments Enhancing Police-Community Relations Homeland Security
Police Management and Operations Problem Oriented Policing Community Policing Intelligence Led Policing Unionization Militarization Political Intervention New Technologies
Police Misconduct and Accountability Deviance Misconduct Corruption Use of Force Racism Classism Due Process Concerns
The Future of Policing Globalization Police-Community Relations Militarization Equal Justice by and for the Police
Globalization International Relations Terrorism and Homeland Security Transnational Crime Immigration
Police-Community Relations Class and Social Conditions Race Relations Politics Media Relations
Militarization Military Equipment Military Tactics Military Involvement
Equal Justice By the Police For the Police
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