Bittner, Egon,  1921- <br/><br/>
Aspects of police work / 
Egon Bittner. 
 - x, 406 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Urban police -- 2. The police on skid row : a study of peacekeeping -- 3. Police discretion in emergency apprehension of mentally ill persons -- 4. The functions of the police in modern society : a review of background factors, current practices, and possible role models -- 5. Florence Nightingale in pursuit of Willie Sutton : a theory of the police -- 6. Emerging police issues -- 7. The impact of police-community relations on the police system -- 8. Police research and police work -- 9. Policing juveniles : the social context of common practice -- 10. Legality and workmanship : introduction to control in the police organization -- 11. The rise and fall of the thin blue line -- 12. The broken badge : Reuss-Ianni and the culture of policing -- 13. Applied research in criminal justice and ethical consideration -- 14. The concept of mental abnormality in the administration of justice outside the courtroom. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1555530699 9781555530693 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89028827 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Police--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8138  / .B47 1990 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.20973