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UNINA9910452833703321 |
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Autore |
Lasley James R |
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Titolo |
Los Angeles Police Department meltdown [[electronic resource] ] : the fall of the professional-reform model of policing / / James Lasley |
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Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-25257-9 |
1-4398-9930-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 271 p. ) : ill |
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Collana |
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Advances in police theory and practice series ; ; 14 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Police administration - California - Los Angeles |
Police - California - Los Angeles |
Police corruption - California - Los Angeles |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Parker's thin blue line: the professional/reform model of policing (PRM) -- The study: a qualitative analysis of LAPD's organizational dying declarations -- Assessing the meltdown -- The Rodney King incident -- Politicians, special interest groups, and community influences -- Hiring, promotions & affirmative action -- Management and administration -- Quantitative analyses -- Conclusions and policy recommendations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume presents a chronicle of the LAPD's fall from grace following the beating of Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. It provides information from a special inside study performed by the author under authority of the LAPD Chief of Police to investigate why the LAPD was disintegrating as an organization. |
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