Police Systems in the United States

Hardcover book, c. 1940,1949, second edition c. 1960. This revised edition of the classic handbook in the field of law enforcement includes the later changes and improvements in procedure and a new chapter on municipal police patrol supervision. The authors cover the American police systems; their structural organization and operational costs, the regional distribution of crime, property losses and recoveries, arrests and convictions, police training, promotion, and compensation.