Chapter 1        Police Patrol: The Backbone of Policing Chapter 2        Police Field Procedures Chapter 3        Police Operations in a Community Policing Environment Chapter 4        The Crime Scene and Preliminary Investigation Chapter 5        Interviewing and Interrogation Chapter 6        Handling Calls for Service Chapter 7        Forensics Chapter 8        Legal Constraints That Impact Police Operations Chapter 9        Police Reports and Other Correspondence Chapter 10      Police Communications Chapter 11      Gangs and Drugs Chapter 12      Police Operations in Culturally Diverse Communities Chapter 13      Crime Mapping and Analysis Chapter 14      Handling Terrorism and Natural Disasters Chapter 15      Ethics and Police Operations

The new 2nd edition has been updated to incorporate recent developments in police procedures and practices and relevant supporting case law.   Overview   Clear links between theory and practice. NEW! A new Conclusions on Policing section lists interesting opinions that researchers have come to regarding policing.   Comprehensive coverage.  NEW! Many updates have been made to bring the text up to date with current procedures and practices.   Readable discussions. NEW! A summary checklist for handling prisoners has been added.   Chapter-by-Chapter Changes   Content has been updated and revised throughout the text, including: discussion on the National Incident Based Reporting System discussion on the general principles of organization for law enforcement agencies examples of why police should wear protective body armour factors to consider regarding high-speed pursuits discussion of community policing and terrorists attacks Problem Analysis Triangle discussion developing community partnerships expanded discussion on cybercrime tips to prevent cybercrime the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on how age is relevant in questioning a child witness new case law on the right of an accused to remain silent discussion on when a jailed suspect is not considered as in custody for Miranda Rule purposes a new section on human trafficking discussion on the development of the Amber Alert system discussion on using DNA to convict or exonerate discussion on the compulsory requirements to give DNA blood samples comparisons between fingerprint and DNA samples as evidence recent court rulings on the admissibility of warrantless blood tests recent court rulings on the admissibility of evidence detected by dog-sniffing discussion on a city’s liability in the negligent hiring of a police officer building blocks of information to use in field investigations new case law on the right of cross-examination new rules and procedures on police communication procedures discussion on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) movement to plain language in police communications interception to telephonic communications discussion discussion on the use of pretextual stops by police officers updates on cri