02668nam 2200613 450 991046514660332120200520144314.01-59332-755-2(CKB)3710000000087158(EBL)1611673(SSID)ssj0001114401(PQKBManifestationID)11705865(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001114401(PQKBWorkID)11056108(PQKB)11134337(MiAaPQ)EBC1611673(Au-PeEL)EBL1611673(CaPaEBR)ebr10835450(OCoLC)870181842(EXLCZ)99371000000008715820140102d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn search of police legitimacy territoriality, isomorphism, and changes in policing practices /Jonathon A. CooperEl Paso :LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC,2014.1 online resource (198 p.)Criminal justice: recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-724-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Organizational legitimacy and the policing mandate -- Using isomorphism to explain aggregate police behavior -- Measuring policing isomorphism : challenges and solutions -- Crime and policing in DC -- Examining territoriality and isomorphism -- Examining social ecology and sovereigns -- Towards a theoretical model of territorial isomorphism and policing -- Future directions in policing practice and research -- Appendix a: additional tables -- Appendix b: additional figures -- References -- Index.Cooper answers two questions: why do police precincts look similar, despite being situated in very different environments? And, why do police engage in behavior that does not result in crime control? These two questions are closely related. Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)PolicePolice misconductPolice discretionOrganizational behaviorElectronic books.Police.Police misconduct.Police discretion.Organizational behavior.363.2Cooper Jonathon A.1982-931385MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465146603321In search of police legitimacy2095164UNINA