| Description |
xi, 279 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"From the research program of The Center for the Study of Law and Society." |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical footnotes. |
| Contents |
Democratic order and the rule fo law -- The setting, method, and development of the research -- A sketch of the police officer's "working personality" -- Operational environment and police discretion -- The confrontation of the suspect -- The informer system -- The narcotics enforcement pattern -- The clearance rate and the penalty structure -- Police attitudes toward criminal law -- Conventional morality, judicial control, and police conduct -- The working police officer, police "professionalism," and the rule of law -- Appendix. A brief survey of the history, economy and population of Westville, California -- Comparative data on the Westville police -- History and organization of the offices of public defender and district attorney in La Loma county -- The Westville police questionnaire. |
| Subject |
Police -- United States.
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Police. |
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United States. |
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Law enforcement -- United States.
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Law enforcement. |
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Police. |
| Added Author |
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Law and Society.
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