American Volunteer Police: Mobilizing for Security
ISBN: 9780429256196
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Law; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Criminology - Law; Crime Prevention; Police;

Today, it is estimated there are over 200,000 volunteers in police work throughout the United States. Although the need for such volunteers has never been greater, there is a lack of published materials regarding the nature of volunteer police work and how qualified citizens may augment police services. American Volunteer Police: Mobilizing for Sec

Martin Alan Greenberg has headed criminal justice programs at several universities, having earned his Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York and Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from New York Law School. He has worked as a senior court officer, probation officer, school security assistant, and law clerk. Dr. Greenberg was also a member the New York City Auxiliary Police Force for 12 years, obtaining the rank of auxiliary deputy inspector. His earlier books dealing with volunteer police include: Auxiliary Police: The Citizens Approach to Public Safety (1984) and Citizens Defending America: From Colonial Times to the Age of Terrorism (2005).


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