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Chapter 1
The Police in American Society

To learn more about the social contract and Rousseau, go to: www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/rousseau-soccon.html
To learn more about the Constitution and to view historical documents, visit the National Archives and records Administration site at: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
To learn more about the stages of the criminal justice system, go to the chart at: http://www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/cj-flowchart.html
For more information about the FBI, visit their web page at: http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
For more information about the DEA, visit their web site at: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea
For more information about the United States Marshal Service, visit their web page at: http://usdoj.gov/marshals/
For more information about the BATF, visit their web page at: http://www.atf.treas.gov/about/mission.htm
For more information about the INS and the Border Patrol, visit their web page at: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol
For more information about the Secret Service, visit their web page at: http://www.secretservice.gov/
For more information about the Customs service, visit their web page at: http://www.ice.gov
For more information about the NYPD, visit their web page at: http://www.ci.nyc.us/html/nypd/finest.html
For information on a variety of policing topics and issues, visit: www.policeone.com
Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-PpqQQWUMTaU&feature=related
To learn more about the constitution and to view historical documents, visit the national archives and records administration site at www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html
To learn more about the stages of the criminal justice system go to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ chart at: http://ag.ca.gov/cjsc/glance/pdf/BJSflowchart.pdf
Read the article at http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Police-Organization.topicArticleId-10065.articleId-9952.html
For more information about the FBI, visit their web page at http://www.fbi.gov

Chapter 2
Historical Perspectives

To review a translation of the Hammurabi Code, visit www.lawresearch.com/v2/codeham.htm
For more information on and pictures of ancient Egypt, visit http://www.wsu.edu/~dee
For more information on the Magna Carta, visit www.archives.gov/exhibits/Featured_documents/magna_carta
For more information on early English policing, go to www.britannica.com/eb/article-36619/police?source=yfaf
You can read the findings of the Wickersham Commission by going to http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/Studies/wick/index.html
You can view newsreel footage of the Watts riots at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDvY_anJdc
To learn more about Policing in Ancient Times go to the Encyclopedia of Britannica website http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/467289/police/36611/The-history-of-policing-in-the-West
To learn more about police in ancient Greece see http://www.britannica.com/facts/5/929663/ancient-Greek-civilization-as-discussed-in-police-law-enforcement
See the following website for a comprehensive history of the Metropolitan Police from 1829 to the present. In these pages you will find descriptions of famous and lesser known events throughout the history of The Met as well as biographies of key figures and details of famous cases. http://www.met.police.uk/history/timeline_index.htm
To learn more about the evolution of American policing go to the following website http://www.aphf.org/hist.html
To learn more about professionalizing of policing see the following website http://www.creativeworldwide.com/CAIIStaff/Dashboard_GIROAdminCAIIStaff/Dashboard-CAIIAdminDatabase/resources/ghai/toolbox22.htm
To learn more about community-oriented policing see the COPS website sponsored by the DOJ at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?item=36

Chapter 3
Police Human Resources

You can learn more about women in policing by contacting the Women Peace Officers Association of California at: http://www.wpoaca.com
You can visit the Phoenix, Arizona, Police Department’s Recruiting page at: http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/police/pdjob1.html
To find out about current employment opportunities in policing, go to: http://www.officer.com
You can take a picture and audio tour of the Colorado State Police Academy by visiting www.state.co.us/gov_dir/CDPS/Academy/Academy.htm
To read more about issues facing Hispanics in law enforcement, visit the Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association's web site at http://www.hislea.org/index.htm
"The Arab-American Police Association is committed to furthering professionalism in law enforcement by providing training, guidance, educational opportunities, sensitivity awareness to new and future officers, cultural awareness and professional networking for its membership and the Arab-American community. To learn how they carry our their mission, go to: http://www.arabamericanpolice.org
The National Asian Peace Officers Association was established in San Francisco, California to further the goal of self-empowerment on a national scale, create networking opportunities and foster relationships of goodwill with all Asian Pacific American law enforcement officers throughout the United States. to read more, go to their web site at: http://www.napoaonline.org
The Northern California Oriental Peace Officers’ Association was founded in 1974. Its organizers were members of the San Francisco Police Department, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Berkeley Police Department, the FBI, and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Read more about their purpose and events at: http://www.ncapoa.org.
The National Center for Women and Policing is a nationally recognized organization with women from all ranks of law enforcement. They promotes increasing the numbers of women at all ranks of law enforcement as a strategy to improve police response to violence against women, reduce police brutality and excessive force, and strengthen community policing reforms. To learn more about their mission and activities, visit their web site at: http://www.womenandpolicing.org.
The mission of the International Association of Women police is to strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice internationally. To learn more about their organization, go to: http://www.iawp.org.
The National Latino Peace Officers Association was organized to to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the criminal justice system; particularly Law Enforcement, reduce community juvenile delinquency and lessen citizen tension in predominantly Latino communities. To learn more about their values and activities, go to: http://www.nlpoa.org.
For resources on all areas of policing and law enforcement, visit http://www.realpolice.net.
To learn more about police recruitment and hiring practices read the articles at the COPS website http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/ric/CDROMs/RecruitmentHiringRetention/recruitment.htm
To learn more about police training see the COPS website sponsored by the DOJ http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?item=461
To learn more about race and gender on police careers see the following article: “Race, gender, and motivation for becoming a police officer: Implications for building a representative police department” by Anthony J. Raganella and Michael D. White at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V75-4DDR616-1&_user=10&_coverDate=11/01/2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1532092287&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4d3e252818e44d6ff931e58eb1a5121f&searchtype=a

Chapter 4
Organization and Management

You can view a video on the LAPD’s use of COMPSTAT to track gang crime in Los Angeles at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyQi6aG4M8
You can view a video of police testimony on first response collective bargaining at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFssE4GCUb8
For additional resources on problem-oriented policing, go to the web site of the Center for Problem Oriented Policing at: http://www.popcenter.org
To learn more about a variety of issues related to law enforcement and law enforcement administration, go to Police Chief Magazine's web site at: http://www.policechiefmagazine.org
To learn more about police administrative practices see The Police Practices Review that is read by police executives and rank-and-file officers, city, state, and federal officials, civilian oversight practitioners, monitors, educators, and community leaders. http://www.parc.info/police_practices_review_newsletter.chtml
To learn more about police administrative practices see The Police Practices Review that is read by police executives and rank-and-file officers, city, state, and federal officials, civilian oversight practitioners, monitors, educators, and community leaders. http://www.parc.info/police_practices_review_newsletter.chtml
To learn more about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs watch the video and read the article at http://www.abraham-maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Needs.asp
To learn more about community policing go to the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) website at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/
To learn more about COMPSTAT and how the NYPD utilizes it see COMPSTAT at Police One Plaza http://www.nycop.com/Oct_99/Constat_at_One_Police_Plaza/body_comstat_at_one_police_plaza.html
To learn more about police collective bargaining see the article entitled: “Police, firefighter unions see chance to expand collective bargaining rights. http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/86359-firefighter-and-police-lobbyists-view-this-congress-as-the-best-chance-in-years-to-expand-collective-bargaining-rights-for-public-safety-workers

Chapter 5
Police Operations

You can learn more about any of the specialized patrols in this section of the chapter by going to: www.officer.com/special_ops/index.htm
You can take a virtual tour of a crime lab by going to http://www.lab.fws.gov/
To learn more about crime analysis, go to: http://www.tempe.gov/cau/about_ca.htm
You can learn more about traffic safety by going to: http://www.nhtsa.gov/
You can learn more about PPUs by visiting the web site of the National Tactical Officers Association at: http://www.ntoa.org
To read more about horse patrol training go to the web site of the U.S. Mounted Response Training Center at: http://www.horsepatrol.org
You can learn more about bike patrol training as well as continually changing requirements, go to the web site of the Law Enforcement Bicycle Association at: http://www.leba.org
For additonal information on police bike patrol training and resources, visit the International Police Mountain Bike Association's web site at: http://www.ipmba.org
Read the article: “Managing Police Patrol Time: The Role of Supervisor Directives” by Christine N. Famega, James Frank, and Lorraine, Mazerolle , http://ucpi.digissance.com/system/files/file/Members Articles/Famega, Frank and Mazerolle, 2005 - Managing police patrol time.pdf
Go to http://what-when-how.com/police-science/patrol-types-and-effectiveness-of-police/ and research the types of patrol and their effectiveness.
Take a virtual tour of a crime lab by going to http://www.lab.fws.gov/.
Learn more about traffic safety by visiting http://www.nsc.org.
Visit the website at http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6476 to learn more about the dangers of police paramilitary units.

Chapter 6
Police Discretion

You can learn more about domestic violence by contacting the Violence Against Women Office of the Department of Justice at: http://www.usdoj/.gov/ovw
To learn more about this topic, go to: www.bayswan.org/polpage.htm
You can view the St. Paul web page by going to: http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=2167
You can view a video on hate crime at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxY681UgoA
You can learn more about the issues associated with the homeless by going to the International Homeless Discussion List at: http://homepages.dsu.edu/nelsonj/comp/homepages.htm. This site has more than 450 links on the topic
To read more about conceptual and practical considerations related to community policing, go to: http://www2.gsu.edu/~crirxf/considerations.htm
To learn more about the use and sometime abuse of police discretion see http://www.caught.net/prose/policediscretion.htm
To learn more about the use and sometime abuse of police discretion see http://www.caught.net/prose/policediscreation.htm
See also an article “Police Discretion and the Decision to Arrest” at http://www.scribd.com/doc/31135533/Police-Discretion-and-the-Decision-to-Arrest
Visit http://www.tjcenter.org/ and learn more about the issues of free speech. Discuss whether pornography should be protected as a type of free speech.
To learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of controlling police discretion see http://rynardlaw.com/Article6.aspx

Chapter 7
Police Use of Force

To view a video on police taser training, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUquJQ_OgeE
View the circumstances of each case in which an African-American was killed by the Cincinnati Police and discuss the use of deadly force by the department. Go to http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/04/15/loc_stories_of.html
To learn more about recommended guidelines for the use of force continuum see the National Institute of Justice website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/law-enforcement/officer-safety/use-of-force/continuum.htm
View the video on police taser training at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMjQfyebrwM
To learn more about assaults on police officers in the U.S. go to the FBI website and look at the UCR http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr
To learn more about the phenomenon known as suicide by cop go to the suicide by Cop website at http://www.suicidebycop.com/

Chapter 8
Police Culture and Behavior

To view a video on police academy training, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYbClIm7HTk
You can view a video of a Kentucky State trooper funeral procession at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1mXX3H1U7e4
To learn more about police and suicide, go to The Heavy Badge at: www.heavybadge.com/
To learn about resources available to help poolice offcers cope with stress, go to the web site of the Central Florida Police Stress Unit at: http://www.policestress.org
View the video on the intense socialization process of the police at an academy graduation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5liO4zFVuI
Learn more about the police subculture and its relationship to law enforcement codes of ethics at http://www.ehow.com/about_6320027_police-law-enforcement-code-ethics.html
To learn more about police and suicide go to PoliceOne at http://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/137133-Police-Officer-Suicide-Frequency-and-officer-profiles/

Chapter 9
Ethics and Deviance

You can read more about police abuses and prejudice by going to: http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/fighting-police-abuse-community-ac
You can learn more about the legal means to control police abuses by going to: http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/fighting-police-abuse-community-ac
You can view a video of LAPD brutality during a May Day event at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eujQHA8MF0
To read more about police deviance, go to http://www.policecrimes.com
Review the law enforcement codes of conduct at http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/police.html
To learn more about police crime and corruption read the article at http://law.jrank.org/pages/9248/Police-Corruption-Misconduct.html
Watch the video of criminal probe of New Orleans Police Department at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW6ypN_9OFE.
To learn more about preventing alcohol abuse among police officers go to the CBS Business Interactive Network at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_1_68/ai_54036506/
To learn more about handling police sexual misconduct go to the Public Agency Training Council website at http://www.patc.com/weeklyarticles/job-for-us.shtml

Chapter 10
Civil Liability

You can learn more about police brutality and civil litigation by reviewing the report “Shielded fomr Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States” at: http://www.hrw.org/reports98/police/index.htm
You can learn more about police negligence and the principles of law discussed here by visiting the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement’s home page at: http://www.aele.org/
You can view a news video on the lawsuits filed against the Chicago Police at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKZN42WgFs
To learn more about incidents of civil suits against police see http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-20496221/administrative-determinants-civil-liability.html
Learn more about police brutality and civil litigation by reviewing the report “Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States at http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/1998/07/01/shielded-justice
Learn more about police negligence and the principles of law by visiting the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement’s home page at http://www.aele.org
View the video on the lawsuits filed against the Chicago Police at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKZN42WgFs
To learn more about preventing police liability claims see http://www.dklaw.com/Articles/PDF/SAB_Police.pdf

Chapter 11
The Police in the Modern Community

To learn more about crime prevention, go to Dr. Cecil Greek’s crime prevention links at: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/killers.html
You can view a video interview with a chief on the police and the community at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFMnp52d_RY
For a mega list and description of community policing programs and the police agencies thart administer them, go to Dr. Tom O’connor’s web site at: http://www.drtomoconnor.com/
To learn more about public perceptions of the police view the National Institute of Justice publication on factors that influence public perceptions of the police http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/197925.pdf
To learn more about why police are interested in making their communities a better place watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFMnp52d_RY

Chapter 12
Policing the Drug Problem

For more information about drugs and crime, go to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Drugs and Crime page at: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
For alternative views on the drug war, go to: http://stopthedrugwar.org/home
To learn more about the history of drugs in America and its relationship to organized crime, go to the Schaffer Library of Drug Policy at: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/govpubs/amhab/amhabc4.htm
You can view a video about gangs and the LAPD in south Los Angeles at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4cnrBwNWk
To read more about community anti-drug efforts, go to the National Criminal Justice Reference SERvice at: http://ncjrs.org/txtfiles/anti.txt
To learn more about street drugs and abuse, visit http://www.streetdrugs.org
Visit the Bureau of Justice Statistics Drugs and Crime page at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
To learn more about the history of drugs in America and its relationship to organized crime go to http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/govpubs/amhab/amhabc4.htm
To learn more about criminal drug organizations see the National Drug Intelligence Center article on National Drug Assessment Threat 2010 http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs38/38661/dtos.htm
Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu4cnrBwNWk
To learn more about community policing efforts to address drugs see the COPS website at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2470

Chapter 13
Globalization, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

You can view a video on policing, globalization, and the media at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6HRt1bH_dw
You can learn more about terrorism and terrorist incidents by going to the National Counterterrorism Center’s web site at: www.nctc.gov/
You can learn more about counterterrorism efforts by going to the web site of the U.S Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/
To learn more about issues relating to homeland security, visit the web site of the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute at: http://www.homelandsecurity.org
To learn more about globalization watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6HRt1bH_dw
Learn more about terrorism and terrorist incidents by going to the National Counterterrorism Center’s website at www.nctc.gov/.
Learn more about hundreds of extremist groups by going to MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base at www.tkb.org/.
To learn more about the Department of Homeland Security and how they combat terrorism and threats to the homeland please visit their website at http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm