Police Community Relations and the Administration of Justice

Substantive--yet accessible--this overview of police-community relations focuses on the importance of, and strategies for, positive interaction in dealing with the many turbulent issues which affect crime control in America today. The book addresses a challenge that all criminal justice practitioners--police, courts, and corrections--must confront...the development and maintenance of meaningful relationships with one another and with the citizens they serve. Topics include police-community relations--an overview; public relations and community relations--a contrast; community policing; the public and the police--a consortium of communities; relations within the police organization; police role concept in a changing society; coping with the human experience of being a cop; the communication process; police discretion and community relations; the media link; special populations and the police; community relations in the context of culture; the dilemmas of dissent and political response; conflict management; and community control--a continuum of participation. For police, court, corrections, and other criminal justice professionals.Pamela D. Mayhall is the author of 'Police Community Relations and the Administration of Justice', published 1994 under ISBN 9780130977915 and ISBN 0130977918.