For courses in Police Community Relations or Community Policing An up-to-date, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and practicing positive police-community relations Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice, Ninth Edition, continues the theme of citizen participation, emphasizes why it is critical to the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, and addresses the dynamic nature of police-community relations.The book focuses on the importance of and strategies for positive police-community interactions and addresses the internal and external communities the police serve. The text’s interdisciplinary approach draws data and discussions from a wide range of disciplines and gives students a well-rounded perspective to help them better understand and practice positive police-community relations. The Ninth Edition includes updated data and references throughout; new ideas for addressing the ongoing changes in police-community relations; new insights on how the police organization fits with the community it serves; enhanced information on the dynamics of policing realities; a look at the different levels of communication and how to improve communications; the relationships between the media and the police; and more.Police Community Relations and the Administration of Justice 9th Edition is written by Ronald D. Hunter; Thomas D. Barker; Melchor C. de Guzman and published by Pearson. ISBNs for Police Community Relations and the Administration of Justice are 9780134548142, 0134548140 and the print ISBNs are 9780134548043, 0134548043. Additional ISBNs include 9780134548166.