Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations

Ortmeier (administration of justice, Grossmont College, El Cajon, California) has produced a clearly organized, succinct textbook on the history, rules, and procedures used in police patrol work. The chapters describe the skills of professionalism, ethics, and leadership; effective police-community partnership; tactical implementation of community-oriented policing; patrol operational techniques; routine and exceptional situations; crime trends; rules of evidence; basic investigative techniques; and court case preparation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)