The new world of police accountability. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Samuel E. Walker, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA, Carol A. Archbold, North Dakota State University.
• Authors: Walker, Samuel, 1942-; Archbold, Carol
• Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1.A National Police Crisis; Ferguson 2014: The Shooting of Michael Brown; A National Police Crisis; The New Conversation About Policing and Police Reform; The Challenge of Police Accountability; A Definition of Police Accountability; PTSR: A Framework for Accountability; Basic Themes in the New Police Accountability; The Challenge Ahead: Reasons for Hope, Reasons for Caution; 2.The Accomplishments and Limits of Traditional Police Reforms; Introduction; The Police Professionalization Movement; The Courts and Police Reform; Legislative and Professional Strategies for Police Reform; Conclusion: The Lessons of Past Reforms; PART II: THE ELEMENTS OF THE NEW POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY; 3.The “Heart Of The Matter”: Controlling Police Officer Use of Force; Introduction; Administrative Rulemaking: The Basic Model for Controlling Officer Conduct; Controlling Police Use of Deadly Force; Police Use of Less Lethal Force; Controlling Police Use of Physical Force; The Reporting and Investigation of Use of Force; De-Escalation as a Strategy for Limiting Use of Force; How Accountability-related Reforms Can Transform the Police Subculture; Conclusion; 4.Controlling Critical Incidents; Introduction; Controlling Pedestrian Stops and Frisks; “Driving While Black:” Traffic Stops and the Racial Profiling Controversy; Vehicle Pursuits: Reducing the Risks; Officer Foot Pursuits: Reducing the Risks; The Deployment of Canines: Reducing the Harms; Reducing Gender-Related Bias in Policing; Responding to Mental Health-Related Incidents; Achieving Bias-Free Policing; Ensuring Office Integrity; Ensuring Officer Wellness; Guaranteeing Peoples’ First Amendment Rights; Conclusion; 5.Public Complaints and Police Accountability; Introduction; A Short History of Public Complaints, Internal; Review Units, and External Review Agencies; Basic Issues on Complaints and Complaint Investigations; The Public Complaint Review Process; Accepting, Recording, Screening, and Classifying Complaints; Investigating Complaints; The Disposition of Complaints; Ensuring the Quality of the Complaint Process; Staffing and Managing the Complaint Process; Evaluating the Complaint Process; Conclusion; 6.Early Intervention Systems; Introduction; The Background and Development of the EIS Concept; Basic Issues in Early Intervention Systems; The Basic Requirements of an EIS; Components of an EIS; The Challenge of Implementing an EIS; Impacts of an Early Intervention System; The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Systems; The Experiences and Perceptions of EIS Police Managers; Conclusion; 7.External Review; Introduction; Basic Features of Police Auditors and Inspectors General; The Work of the Inspector General for the NYPD; The San Jose Independent Police Auditor; The Los Angeles Police Commission and Inspector General; The Washington, DC Office of Police Complaints; A Lost Agency: The Special Counsel to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department; Blue Ribbon Commissions; Strengths and Limits of External Review; Another Lost Program: The Collaborative Reform Initiative; Conclusion; PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTABILITY; 8.Increasing Accountability with Risk Management; What is Risk Management?; Risk Management, Police Liability, and Accountability; Early Intervention Systems and Risk Management; The Prevalence of Risk Management in American Policing; Research on Risk Management in Policing; Barriers to the Implementation of Risk Management; Overcoming Barriers to Implementation: The Case of Risk Management in Medicine; Innovative Risk Management in Risk Management in Medicine: The “Checklist”; Checklists and Policing: Could it Work?; Legalized Accountability and Police Reform; Insurance Companies as Accountability Agents; Looking Ahead: The Future of Risk Management in Policing; 9.Police Accountability and Technology; Introduction; Video Recording Devices Used by the Public; Using Apps to Report Police Misconduct; Video Recording Devices Used by the Police; Compliance with Body Worn Activation Policies; Perceptions of Police Body Worn Cameras; Using Social Media to Inform the Public of Police Misconduct; Increasing Police Accountability with Open Data; The Future of Technology and Police Accountability; PART IV. THE FUTURE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY; 10.The Future of Police Accountability; The National Police Crisis and its Impact; Progress: “Best Practices” Today; Threats to the Future of Police Accountability; Final Thoughts;
• Edition: Third Edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (360 pages)
• Subjects: 363.2/2; Police misconduct -- United States; Police administration -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544339191; 1544339194
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