With the 10th edition of The Police in America the authors use timely articles and excerpts that will take the readers beyond the headlines and statistics to present a comprehensive and contemporary overview of what it means to be a police officer. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do the problems they face and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. The title is designed primarily for undergraduates enrolled in their first police or law enforcement course-such as an introduction to policing police and society or law enforcement systems.