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The Popular Book List contains a selection of our more popular texts sorted by organizational position.

 

The Comprehensive Book List contains all books which may be included on a test at the base price.The list is indexed by topic and appropriate rank.

 

 

Detective 

 

cover Charles A. Lushbaugh and Paul B. Weston. Criminal Investigation: Basic Perspectives, 11th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2009. ISBN 978-0-13-244748-5. 444pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com
cover Charles Swanson, Neil Chamelin, Leonard Territo and Robert Taylor. Criminal Investigation, 10th Edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2009. ISBN 978-0-07-340153-9. 767pp. 1-800-338-3987. Princeton Road Hightown, NJ 08520. www.mhhe.com

 

 

Operations 

 

Thomas Adams. Police Field Operations, 7th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2007. ISBN 0-13-219370-1. 514 pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com
Charles D. Hale. Police Patrol: Operations and Management, 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2004. ISBN 0-13-112634-2. 397 pp. 1-800-947-7700. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com

 

 

Supervisor 

 

  Nathan F. Iannone, Marvin D. Iannone and Jeff Bernstein. Supervision of Police Personnel, 7th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2009. ISBN 978-0-13-113161-3. 361pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com
cover Harry W. More and Larry S. Miller. Effective Police Supervision, 5th Edition. LexisNexis/Anderson Publishing Co., 2007. ISBN 1-59345-331-0. 583 pp. 800-223-1940. 2035 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202. www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore
  Paul Whisenand. Supervising Police Personnel: The Fifteen Responsibilities, 7th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2011. ISBN 978-0-13-245758-3. 342 pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com

 

 

Manager

 

cover Larry T. Hoover (ed.). Police Management: Issues and Perspectives, Police Executive Research Forum, 1992. ISBN 1-878734-28-8. 381 pp. 1-888-202-4563 (Product 265). 1120 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 930 Washington, DC 20036. www.policeforum.org
  Kenneth J. Peak, Larry K. Gaines and Ronald W. Glensor. Police Supervision and Management, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN:978-0-13-515466-3. 409 pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com
  Edward Thibault, Lawrence Lynch and R. Bruce McBride. Proactive Police Management, 8th Edition. Prentice-Hall Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-0-13-609365-7. 408 pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com

 

 

Senior Manager

 

  Gary Cordner and Kathryn Scarborough. Police Administration, 7th Edition. LexisNexis/Anderson Publishing Co., 2010. ISBN 978-1-4224-6324-6. 531 pp. 800-223-1940. 2035 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202. www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore
cover Mark Moore and Darrel Stephens. Beyond Command and Control: The Strategic Management of Police Departments. Police Executive Research Forum, 1991. ISBN 1-878734-25-3. 132 pp. 1-888-202-4563 (Product 173). 1120 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 930 Washington, DC 20036. www.policeforum.org

Charles Swanson, Leonard Territo and Robert Taylor. Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior, 7th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2005. ISBN 978-0-13-158933-9. pp. 1-800-947-7700. 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. www.policetrainingstore.com

 

 

Special Topics

 

  Michael A. Caldero and John P. Crank. Police Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause, 3rd Edition. LexisNexis/Anderson Publishing Co., 2010. ISBN 978-1-59345-610-8. 359 pp. 800-223-1940. 2035 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202. www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore
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Herman Goldstein. Problem Oriented Policing. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1990. ISBN 0-07023-694-1. 206 pp. 1-800-338-3987. Princeton Road Hightown, NJ 08520. www.mhhe.com [out of print]

Charles McNeeley.  Community Policing: Building Inclusive Communities. Lamar Publishing., 2006.  ISBN 0-9744747-5-4.  143 pp.  800-227-9215.  PO Box 20114 Alexandria, VA 22314.  www.lamarpublishing.com [up to 20% of test]

 

Linda Miller and Karen Hess. Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving, 6th Edition. Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4354-8868-7. 545 pp. 1-800-487-5510. 5 Maxwell Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065-2919. www.CengageBrain.com

cover Patrick L. Townsend and Joan E. Gebhardt. Five-Star Leadership: The Art and Strategy of Creating Leaders at Every Level., John Wiley & Sons, Copyright 1997, paperback printing 1999. ISBN 0-471-32728-X. 254 pp. 800-956-7739 . www.wiley.com(NOTE: This book is a print-on-demand book. Delivery time slightly longer.)
Jeffery T. Walker and Craig Hemmens. Legal Guide for Police: Constitutional Issues, 8th Edition. LexisNexis/Anderson Publishing Co., 2008. ISBN 978-1-59345-479-1 (softbound). 248 pp. 1-800-233-1940. 2035 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45202. www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore

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