The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing

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The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing is written by Michael Dean Reisig and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199843880 (ISBN 10) and 9780199843886 (ISBN 13).

The police are perhaps the most visible representation of government. They are charged with what has been characterized as an "impossible" mandate -- control and prevent crime, keep the peace, provide public services -- and do so within the constraints of democratic principles. The police are trusted to use deadly force when it is called for and are allowed access to our homes in cases of emergency. In fact, police departments are one of the few government agencies that can be mobilized by a simple phone call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are ubiquitous within our society, but their actions are often not well understood.