This landmark text has been substantially revised and thoroughly updated by David Carter to reflect current issues in the field.

Some of the features of this new edition include broader discussion of community-oriented/problem-oriented policing; current issues in excessive force, corruption, and other forms of police deviance; up-to-date coverage of minority issues, violence in the community, accreditation, labor relations, and drug use by officers; a new chapter, "Community Alliance," creates a bridge between traditional police-community relations and community policing; part introductions with perspectives on major issues by professionals in the field; the revised Code of Ethics for the International Association of Chiefs of Police; a complete chapter on future issues in policing; and two appendices containing a summary of the "Christopher Commission" report of the Los Angeles Police Department and the London Metropolitan Police Statement of Common Purpose and Values.