Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century: Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Murder

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Tom Barker

Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Murder

Tom Barker

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Rowman & Littlefield
17 September 2024

Violence in society; Police & security services; Crime & criminology

Based on personal experience and academic research, Tom Baker shines a light on the dark side of American policing by examining misconduct and corruption as occupational and workplace forms of deviance. This textbook outlines patterns of rule breaking and criminal behavior and provides strategies for management and control. This book offers a critical analysis of American policing in the twenty-first century. It is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, criminology, justice studies, sociology, and public administration.

By: Tom Barker
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9781538188200
ISBN 10: 1538188201
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 17 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 to 22 years
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: The Genesis Preface: Looking in the Rear View Mirror First Attempt at Police Deviance Classification Intersection of Occupational and Organizational Factors: Workplace Setting Policing’s Dark Side Chapter 1: Overview of Police Deviance Introduction Local American Policework Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Homicide Police Misconduct is a Social Justice Issue American Police Reform Conclusion Discussion Questions Chapter 2: Policing’s Paradox Evolution of Policing The Development of American Policing Code of Ethics Violated from the Beginning Conclusion Discussion Questions Part II: Types and Patterns of Police Deviance: Police Misconduct Chapter 3: Police Sexual Misconduct: The Sleazy Blue Line Police Sexual Misconduct: The Sleazy Blue Line Typology of American Police Sexual Misconduct Conclusion Discussion Questions Chapter 4: Police Misconduct: Police Lying Opening Vignette: Justice Game Police Lying is Normal Police Behavior Police Lying in Historical Context American Policing and Police Lying Categories of Police Lies Dealing With Cops with Known Credibility Problems Conclusion Discussion Questions Chapter 5: Wrongful Convictions: False Confessions and Official Misconduct False Confessions Resulting from Police Torture The American Accusatory Interrogation System: Through the Guilt-Presumptive Lens Wrongful Convictions Conclusion Discussion Questions Chapter 6: Expanding Police Misconduct: Misuse of Confidential Information, Identity Theft, and Stealing Time Misuse of Confidential Information American Crime Sharing Database Misuse Identity Theft by Law Enforcement Officers Police Misconduct: Stealing Time Conclusion Discussion Questions Part III: Police Corruption and Criminal Law Enforcement Officers: Malfeasance Chapter 7: Rule Breaking Cops: Malfeasance Patterns of Police Corruption Conclusion Discussion Question Chapter 8: Criminal Cops: When the Bad Guys Wear Badges A Brief History of American Criminal Cops Police Graft in America: The Beginning American Systematic Police Corruption and Crime in the 1970s and 1980s What is the Nature and Extent of American Police Crimes? Conclusion Discussion Questions Chapter 9: BTTB Killer Cops and Criminal Cop Drug Dealers Criminal Cops: An Historical Fact National and International Police Occupational Problems Killer Cops: Law Enforcement-caused Homicides Drug-Related Criminal Cops Conclusion: What Do We Know, If Anything, about Criminal Cops Discussion Questions Chapter 10: Federal and Corrections Law Enforcement Occupational or Workplace Deviance Corrections Agencies and Corrections Officers Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Discussion Questions Chapter 11: Twenty-First Century American Policing American Policework Occupation Twenty-First Century American Policing Behavior Déjà Vu all over Again Conclusion References Index About the Author

Dr. Tom Barker is a former police officer, police academy instructor, college/university instructor and college dean. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies (ACJS). He has authored or co-authored seventeen books, including 6 that have gone into multiple editions—one nine editions. Dr. Barker is considered a national and international expert in several areas: law enforcement practices, including reform, and adult criminal gangs—street, prison and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Since his retirement from college teaching in 2000, he has devoted his time to full-time writing and research.

Reviews for Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century: Misconduct, Malfeasance, and Murder

Policing's Problems in the Twenty-First Century addresses current issues in law enforcement today, especially when focusing on police accountability and transparency. This text gives me the opportunity to dig deeper into the issues of policing in my 21st Century Policing course, with great examples to support the material. Realistic, bold, honest, eye-opening, and transparent. --Mildred Johnson, Geneva College I have been working in the field of law enforcement for over 20 years as a researcher, trainer, and consultant, and I learned a great deal from this text myself. Barker has crafted a well supported text that, even for those who might disagree with some of its content, one cannot argue with the quality and breadth of material used to inform it. Barker's presentation of his experience in policing and academia adds a layer of nuance and complexity to the book that make ignoring his premise difficult and delivers the message all the more clearly. I would assign this book to my police cadets in our police academy to illustrate the problems in the profession, as it would complement some of the other material we cover. This book will make students and instructors rethink some of their assumptions about the history of policing. We need texts like this to continue the discussions about change in law enforcement which are so desperately needed for a future generation of officers and law enforcement executives to improve the profession. --David Bugg, SUNY Potsdam Solid book about policing and criminal justice from a critical perspective. --Scott Mathers, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania The book is a wonderful read for students, researchers, police practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in understanding why the American police have encountered such a tremendous national crisis at this very moment. --Xiaochen Hu, Fayetteville State University; author of Electronic Community-Oriented Policing