1. Issues in American Policing
Dr. Ronald D. Hunter
Georgia Gwinnett College

2. 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.

3. Selection, Recruitment and Training
Police Role Concept Police Culture Police Professionalization Educational Expectations Social Class Minority Representation

4. New Philosophies and Strategies
Millennial Officers Balancing Rights and Rules Societal Changes Constitutional/Legal Developments Enhancing Police-Community Relations Homeland Security

5. Police Management and Operations
Problem Oriented Policing Community Policing Intelligence Led Policing Unionization Militarization Political Intervention New Technologies

6. Police Misconduct and Accountability
Deviance Misconduct Corruption Use of Force Racism Classism Due Process Concerns

7. The Future of Policing
Globalization Police-Community Relations Militarization Equal Justice by and for the Police

8. Globalization International Relations Terrorism and Homeland Security
Transnational Crime
Immigration

9. Police-Community Relations
Class and Social Conditions
Race Relations
Politics
Media Relations

10. Militarization Military Equipment Military Tactics
Military Involvement

11. Equal Justice
By the Police
For the Police

12. References
Dempsey, J.S. and Forst, L.S. (2013) Police Ed. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar/Cengage.
Doerner, W.G. (2008) Introduction to Law Enforcement: An Insider’s View, 3rd Ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Gaines, L.K. and Kappler, V.E. (2015) Policing in America, 8th Ed. Waltham, MA: Anderson Publishing/Elsevier.
Hunter R. D and Barker T. (2011) Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kappler, V.E. and Gaines, L.K. (2012) Community Policing, A Contemporary Perspective, 6th Ed. Waltham, MA: Anderson Publishing.
More, H.T. (2009) Current Issues in American Law Enforcement: Controversies and Solutions. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
Schmalleger, F. and Worrall, J.L. (2010) Policing Today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Thurman, Q. C. and Giacomazzi, A. (2006) Controversies in Policing (Controversies in Crime and Justice). Waltham, MA: Anderson Publishing.
White, M.D. (2007) Current Issues and Controversies in Policing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.