Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing

An informative look at a very difficult topic! The discretion, authority, and power granted the police to accomplish their mission offer multiple opportunities for deviance. This revised edition effectively organizes a large amount of material in order to provide students with a timely and comprehensive review of this disturbing dimension of police organizations. The authors analysis of 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 are compellingly presented. A fascinating portrait of the social and organizational factors of the police working environment emerges, providing students with a broad framework for assessing the police culture and the many forms of police deviance.

Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Alpert et al., Policing: Continuity and Change, Second Edition (ISBN 9781478611462); Barker, Danger, Duty, and Disillusion: The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers (ISBN 9781577660415); Dunham-Alpert, Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings, Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781478622871); Kappeler, The Police and Society: Touchstone Readings, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577664178); and Kappeler-Potter, The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577663584).

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