Forces of deviance : understanding the dark side of policing by Kappeler, Victor E

Forces of deviance : understanding the dark side of policing (#0WMHA23)

by Kappeler, Victor E
Paperback Waveland Press, 1998
Dewey: 363.2
Description: xviii, 314 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

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Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-299) and index.
From the Publisher
Provides a compelling analysis of police deviance as the product of the organization of the occupation, the expectations of society, and the perceptions and interpretations of the role of the police. Contains chapters on the working environment, the ideology and culture of police, and motive and justification for breaking normative bonds. Details cases such as the beating of Rodney King and the investigation of Jeffrey Dahmer, and discusses internal and external controls, and prospects for controlling deviance. Kappeler is affiliated with Eastern Kentucky University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Product Details
  • Publisher: Waveland Press
  • Publication Date: January 1, 1998
  • Format: Paperback
  • Edition: 2nd ed.
  • Dewey: 363.2
  • Description: xviii, 314 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
  • Tracings: Sluder, Richard D. ; Alpert, Geoffrey P.
  • ISBN-10: 0-88133-983-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-88133-983-3
  • LCCN: 00-267502
  • Follett Number: 0WMHA23