Based on personal experience and academic research, Tom Baker shines a light on the dark side of American policing by examining misconduct and corruption as occupational and workplace forms of deviance. This textbook outlines patterns of rule breaking and criminal behavior and provides strategies for management and control. This book offers a critical analysis of American policing in the twenty-first century. It is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, criminology, justice studies, sociology, and public administration.

About the Author

Dr. Tom Barker is a former police officer, police academy instructor, college/university instructor and college dean. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies (ACJS). He has authored or co-authored seventeen books, including 6 that have gone into multiple editions-one nine editions. Dr. Barker is considered a national and international expert in several areas: law enforcement practices, including reform, and adult criminal gangs-street, prison and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Since his retirement from college teaching in 2000, he has devoted his time to full-time writing and research.

Book Information
ISBN 9781538188194
Author Tom Barker
Format Hardback
Page Count 306
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 667g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 26mm