Description:
The New World of Police Accountability is the first book to provide an original and comprehensive analysis of some of the most important developments in policing over the past ten years. Esteemed author Samuel Walker synthesizes the major developments in the area of police accountability and argues that these developments represent a new period in the history of police reform that promises to address the historic problems of police abuse. This text assesses both the achievements and limitations of police accountability and reshapes the conventional wisdom on this topic. The book covers such issues as federal law suits against the police, consent decrees, citizen oversight of the police, and early intervention systems.
Review Quotes: "Walker is considered one of the country's foremost specialists on civilian review boards, and he strongly favors boards with investigative and subpoena powers, which are the subject of his book." --Boston Globe (01/14/2005)