The Police in America: An Introduction

by Samuel E. Walker, Charles M. Katz

Excellent Book

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Textbooks, Social Justice, American History

576 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1983

About the author

Samuel Walker is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, where he taught for 31 years before retiring in 2005. He is the author of 13 books on policing, criminal justice history and policy, and civil liberties. His current research involves police accountability, focusing primarily on citizen oversight of the police and police Early Intervention Systems (EIS). Originally trained as a historian, he is completing a book on U.S. presidents and civil liberties. His personal website, with information on police accountability is: http: //samuelwalker.net.

Reviews

[Israel]

An initial place to start. Overview from mostly and non-marginalized perspective. Future readings can be specific and with a different lens.

[frogfairie]

3 1/2 stars
It's actually very informative so if you're into this kind of thing you'll probably give it more stars. I read it for a class.

[Ray]

God awful professor, but I did read the entire thing and passed the class, so I'm not going to complain too much