Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing

The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing
Author: Michael Dean Reisig
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages: 697
Release: 2014
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199843880

This title brings together research on the development and operation of policing in the United States and elsewhere. Accomplished policing researchers Michael D. Reisig and Robert J. Kane have assembled a cast of renowned scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the institution of policing.

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Author: Nick Tilley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 901
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre:
ISBN: 1134014708

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging account of the background, theory and practice of crime prevention and community safety. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in these fields, and will be the major work of reference on this subject for those engaged in the practice, study or teaching of crime prevention. The book provides a detailed overview of the main theories and perspectives informing crime prevention policy and practice, and includes chapters covering efforts to address a number of the main types of crime problem. It also includes chapters relating to research methodologies used in conducting and evaluating crime prevention initiatives.

Civil Liability in Criminal Justice

Civil Liability in Criminal Justice
Author: Darrell L. Ross
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2014-09-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317523997

Understanding case law in high-liability areas and performing the job within a legal framework places a criminal justice agency in the best position to defend against a lawsuit. This handbook addresses the problems confronting criminal justice practitioners and their agencies due to the ever-increasing number of civil liability lawsuits. It introduces the reader to civil liability generally and the federal law specifically, while indicating the steps that can be taken to minimize the risk of litigation. Civil Liability in Criminal Justice is one of very few texts on the subject that combines applicable case law and related liability research, a valuable feature for current and future policy makers and managers. Ross also provides an overview of current case law in high-liability areas, enhancing student knowledge and practitioner job performance.

An Introduction to Policing

An Introduction to Policing
Author: John S. Dempsey
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780534642907

Designed to give a general overview of policing in our society, with a new chapter added to reflect the increasing emphasis on policing and homeland security.

Gang Injunctions and Abatement

Gang Injunctions and Abatement
Author: Matthew D. O'Deane
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2011-12-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1439867887

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity. Civil gang injunctions have become a growing feature of crime control programs in several states across the nation. Gang Injunctions and Abatement

Race, Ethnicity, and Policing

Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
Author: Stephen K. Rice
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2010-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0814776167

The text includes both classic pieces and original essays that provide the reader with a comprehensive, even-handed sense of the theoretical underpinnings, methodological challenges, and existing research necessary to understand the problems associated with racial and ethnic profiling and police bias.