{"product_id":"varieties-of-police-behavior-9780674932111","title":"Varieties of Police Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new preface, Wilson reviews changes in police styles during the past decade, and explains the reasons for these changes. Varieties of Police Behavior remains unsurpassed in delineating the role of the patrolman and the problems he faces due to constraints imposed by law, politics, public opinion, and the expectations of superiors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eVarieties of Police Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e] must unquestionably become an indispensable study of politics in the American city. It is based on enormous and detailed research… The material is presented in a controlled and disciplined no-nonsense style. * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThis is surely one of the most informative books about the police ever written… \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Police Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, sophisticated book by an author unusually able to tackle the comprehensiveness and interdependence of the issues which affect police performance, and [James Q. Wilson’s] analysis and conclusions have much to teach. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e[This book] is a departure from the traditional treatise…and actually does take a large and long-awaited step toward revitalizing an exciting and important but inexcusably weak area of political science. * American Political Science Review *\u003cbr\u003eIt is, without doubt, the finest book on the American police ever written, and Professor Wilson is one of our best-known scholars of urban affairs… Rich…full to the brim with increasing details and shrewd insight. Anyone who wants to have an informed opinion about the policeman’s relations to law and order ought to read it. -- Irving Kristol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction   2. THE PATROLMAN  The Maintenance of Order  Justice as a Constraint  Some Organizational Consequences   3. THE POLICE ADMINISTRATOR  Managing Discretion  Critical Events   4. POLICE DISCRETION  The Determinants of Discretion  The Eight Communities  The Uses of Discretion   5. THE WATCHMAN STYLE  The Organizational Context  Some Consequences   6. THE LEGALISTIC STYLE  The Organizational Context  Some Consequences   7. THE SERVICE STYLE  The Organizational Context  Some Consequences   8. POLITICS AND THE POLICE  Politics and the Watchman Style  Politics and the Service Style  Politics and the Legalistic Style  Some Findings from National Data   9. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403613938007,"sku":"9780674932111","price":29.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/varieties-of-police-behavior-9780674932111","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}