Human Relations & Police Work

by Larry S. Miller, John Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell

The sixth edition of this well-received volume provides the opportunity for readers to experience the problems inherent in the various roles of a law enforcement officer though an experiential case-study approach presenting situations that address police-community relations, crisis prevention, juvenile justice, the emotionally distressed/mentally ill, police stress, ethical dilemmas, and administrative/supervisory issues. Solving the problems in these 63 scenarios promotes thoughtful and stimulating class discussion on the challenging nature of police work. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly. Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Alpert et al., Continuity and Change, Second Edition (ISBN 9781478611462); Barker, Danger, Duty, and The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers (ISBN 9781577660415); Barlow-Barlow, Police in a Multicultural An American Story (ISBN 9781577661290); Braswell et al., Case Studies in Criminal Justice Ethics, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577667476); and Dunham-Alpert, Critical Issues in Contemporary Readings, Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781478622871).

237 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983