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Summary: Not a very helpful portrayal of cops, society and culture
Review: I was in a class where this book was required by one of the authors. This was alright with me because I thought I was getting a good deal---the book and the author. I came to find out that this particular professor (author) has never been a cop! He talked about cops as if he knew the life of a cop, but he couldn't answer even simple questions about what it was really like, for 'police and society.' The book isn't very good because it's impossible to believe the word of professors who haven't 'been there' like most of us in the classroom.
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Summary: Adequate for an introductory course but not much more
Review: While this book is an adequate general overview of the general topic "police and society," and appropriate for a high school class or a freshman-level college class, I find it is not very interesting beyond skimming the surface of what is surely a fascinating topic. Other books (such as Vila and Morris, 1999, The Role of Police in American Society, just off the top of my head---and also the several books in the "Policing and Society" series) provide a much meatier, much more intriguing and substantial treatment of the topic. Unless you know absolutely nothing about this topic and want to just know the general, most rudimentary basics, I'd suggest looking at other books written by seasoned law enforcement practitioners.
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