Los Angeles Police Department meltdown : the fall of the professional-reform model of policing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lasley, James R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2012.
Series:Advances in police theory and practice series ; 14.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=141877
Table of Contents:
  • Parker's thin blue line: the professional/reform model of policing (PRM)
  • The study: a qualitative analysis of LAPD's organizational dying declarations
  • Assessing the meltdown
  • The Rodney King incident
  • Politicians, special interest groups, and community influences
  • Hiring, promotions & affirmative action
  • Management and administration
  • Quantitative analyses
  • Conclusions and policy recommendations.