Overview
- Addresses the role of and challenges for volunteer policing units
- Provides historical and legal overview including
- Stand Your Ground and Good Samaritan laws
- Explores international cases of volunteer police programs to provide recommendations and best practices
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Policing (BRIEFSPOLICI)
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Book Title: Volunteer Police in the United States
Book Subtitle: Programs, Challenges, and Legal Aspects
Authors: Elizabeth C. Bartels
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02365-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-02364-9Published: 04 December 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-02365-6Published: 19 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2192-8533
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8541
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 44
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Social Policy