TY - BOOK AU - Reppetto,Thomas A. TI - American police: a history : volume II : the blue parade,1945-2012 SN - 1936274434 : HRD AV - HV8138 U1 - 363.2/0973 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Enigma Books KW - Police KW - United States KW - History KW - Law enforcement N1 - Continues the author's American police : the blue parade, 1845-1945 : a history, 2nd ed., 2011; Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index; Introduction: A lifetime of crime -- Policing at the crossroads -- Professional policing emerges : Parker in Los Angeles, Schrotel in Cincinnati -- Detectives, Hoover, the mob, and youth gangs -- Reading the riot act : Jenkins in Atlanta, the Bull in Birmingham -- Far from the ivory tower : O.W. Wilson in Chicago -- Nixon's schemes fail, Webster saves the FBI -- Contrasting command styles : Murphy of New York, Rizzo of Philadelphia -- Chaos : cops lose the streets -- New York community policing and Gates' LAPD style both fail -- Fighting crime by the numbers : Bratton defies the experts -- Terrorism : Kelly in command -- Policing in the 21st century : old problems, new solutions -- Appendix A. Crimes of the century : the top 10 criminal investigations since 1945 -- Appendix B. Top cops : the 10 most important police administrators since 1945 -- Appendix C. Understanding police terminology ER -