An indispensable resource for students and others, this book provides a comprehensive and evenhanded summary of historical and contemporary perspectives on ideological extremism in law enforcement and its wider impacts on American society.

This volume features a mix of narrative overview, biographies, essay perspectives, and a helpful guide of other resources to assist the reader in understanding the contemporary problem of extremism in American law enforcement. Written by experts in the criminal justice field, the authors draw from various sources to highlight for the reader the extent, motivations, causes, and dangers of ideological extremism in the ranks of the nation's police, from the smallest towns to the biggest cities. In addition, it discusses reforms that have been proposed-and in some cases implemented-to combat the problem, including measures introduced in other countries.



Providing wide-ranging, evenhanded, and comprehensive coverage, this one-stop resource contains everything students need to know to understand the issue's many dimensions-as well as the ramifications of extremism in the police ranks of the communities that police officers are sworn to serve and protect.










Includes a wide range of graphs, charts, and primary documents offering different contextual vantage points for students to gain a fuller understanding of police extremism




Suggests remedies based on other countries' experience with extremism in policing




Offers a variety of perspectives on the issue of extremism in police ranks from practitioner and scholar points-of-view




Solely dedicated to the topic of extremism in policing