Kappeler et al., Forces of Deviance, 2/E

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“Nice combination of history, statistics, and actual incidents of police deviance. Student interest was maintained from cover to cover. Very enjoyable!” — John Maxwell, Villanova University

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1. The Idea of Police Deviance: Definitions, Perceptions and Concerns
2. A History of Police Deviance: The Forging of an Occupation
3. The Working Environment: Organizing and Structuring Police Deviance
4. Breeding Deviant Conformity: The Ideology and Culture of Police
5. Learning to Deviate: Motive and Justification for Breaking Normative Bonds
6. Police Brutality and Abuse of Authority: Making Sense of the Senseless Beating of Rodney King
7. Police Prejudice and Discrimination: The Investigation of Jeffrey Dahmer
8. Drug-Related Police Deviance: The Buddy Boys Case
9. Varieties of Police Deviance: The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police
10. Influencing Police Deviance and Corruption: Internal and External Controls
11. Prospects for Controlling Deviance: Forging the Boundaries of Police Behavior