Policing America: challenges and best practices
History: from English origins to the United States -- Preparing for the street: recruitment, training, and socialization -- On patrol: methods and menaces -- Community policing: "guardians," or "soldiers"? -- Criminal investigation: the science of sleuthing -- Personnel issues and practices: stress, labor relations, higher education, and private police -- Rule of law: expounding the constitution -- Accountability: use of force, ethics, corruption, and discipline -- Civil liability: failing the public trust -- Federal and state agencies: protecting our borders and freedoms -- Municipal and county agencies: organization, administration, and roles -- Policing criminal organizations: the changing war on drugs, terrorists, cybercriminals, and gangs -- Policing special populations and problems: mental illness, domestic violence, immigrants, and human trafficking -- Information technologies: contributions and caveats.