![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/007241497x/title/walker_sm1.jpg) The Police in America, 4/e Samuel Walker,
University of Nebraska Charles M. Katz,
Arizona State University-West
Foundations Police and Society
Chapter ObjectivesDistinguish between the myths and realities of police work. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Explain factors that shape the police role and the consequences of these factors. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe how the police function with other social control systems. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe alternatives to the traditional policing strategy. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Understand issues in policing that must be addressed regardless of the policing strategy. |
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