LibGuides: CJ-5101 v3: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

The history of policing America: From militias and military to the law enforcement of today
French, L. (2018). The history of policing America: From militias and military to the law enforcement of today. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Read Chapter 9.
Shows how historically, LEAA money was used to educate police to make them more knowledgeable and professional.

Criminal [In]Justice: A Critical Introduction

Fichtelberg, A. (2019). Criminal [in]justice: A critical introduction. Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 7: Police Deviance.

While trying to develop goals and missions in an agency, the deviance of the professionals, who work under you, will need to be addressed. This chapter shows many different types of deviance that can occur.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

Toward a new professionalism in policing
Stone, C., & Travis, J. (2013). Toward a new professionalism in policing. Journal of the Institute of Justice & International Studies, 13, 1–23.
Police administrators across the nation are searching for more accountability and legitimacy to encourage more innovation. They now believe in a fourth principle of coherence in policing to develop a more professional police force.
Policing and punishment for profit
Surprenant, C. W. (2019). Policing and punishment for profit. Journal of Business Ethics, 159(1), 119–131.
Financial incentives matter when determining if societal good outweighs ethical correctness when policing and punishing. Those who think that fines don’t hurt others can see how criminal justice agencies and governments survive on the pain of others.
The challenge of crime in a free society
The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. (1967). The challenge of crime in a free society. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
A publication from the only crime commission on the issues that face criminal justice. Use the past to develop future thought patterns.