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The Police in America, 4/e
Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska
Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University-West

Police Work
Patrol: Tha Backbone of Policing

Chapter Objectives

Understand how police patrol services are organized and delivered.

Explain how patrol styles differ according to individual officers, supervisors and organizations.

Discuss why the communications center is considered the nerve center of policing.

Identify major research studies on the effectiveness of patrol.

Explain how current philosophies of patrol differ from traditional approaches.