Summary
"In this short essay, the intention is to assess what the police institution in the United States has become and where it might be going. This will be done by answering three questions: (1) What is distinctive about American policing? (2) What are the major changes that have occurred in American policing over the last 30 years? (3) What are the factors currently shaping American policing?"--Icludes text from page 1.