Extremism in the Police: A Reference Handbook

In: Contemporary World Issues Series

Abstract

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Background and History -- Introduction -- Police in America -- City Police Departments -- County Sheriffs' Departments -- Tribal Police Agencies -- State Troopers -- State Investigative Agencies -- Federal Agencies -- History of American Policing -- Early British Policing -- Robert Peel and the Metropolitan Police -- Early American Policing -- Professional Era of Policing -- Police Subculture -- Community Policing -- Broken Windows -- Extremism in the United States -- Motivations of Political Extremism in the United States -- Extremism and the Radicalization Process -- How Radicalization Occurs -- History of Policing's Intersection with Extremism -- Further Reading -- 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- Identifying Extremism in Law Enforcement -- Questionable Social Media Activity -- Impediments to Removing Police Officers from the Profession -- Due Process Rights -- Police Unions and Officer Rights -- Free Speech Rights -- Extremism in the Military -- Infiltration of Law Enforcement by Extremist Groups: The First of Two Threats -- Known Extremist Activity or Allegiance in Law Enforcement -- Sympathizing with Extremists: The Second Threat -- The Appeal of Extremism for Law Enforcement -- The Law Enforcement Costs of Extremism in the Ranks -- Building Trust in Communities -- How to Weed Out or Prevent Extremists in the Ranks -- Current Efforts -- Changing Hiring Practices -- Early Intervention Systems -- Use of Brady/Giglio Lists -- Decertification/License Revocation -- Further Reading -- 3 Perspectives -- Police Extremism: A Threat to American Democracy Michael D. Wiatrowski -- Challenges of Law Enforcement Leadership Tom Nestel -- Extremism in Law Enforcement: Programmatic and Civil Society Responses Brad Galloway -- Combating Police Extremism: An International Perspective Mikkel Dack.