The Politics of Law Enforcement by Alan Edward Bent, 1974

Alan Edward Bent. "Police accountability: Dilemmas of democratic control", chapter 4 in The politics of law enforcement: Conflict and power in urban communities. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1974: pp. 63-87; also title page and p. 62. PART OF A SERIES: Included in the series are research materials collected by the staff of First Interstate Bancorp during their broad analysis of municipal police departments' structure and function. The series consists primarily of excerpts from books, reports, academic journals, case studies, and other published sources regarding the proper role of police in society. Also included are inventories of other sources relevant to staff's investigation, correspondence and memoranda, speech transcripts, and excerpts from the Congressional Record regarding the implementation of a 10-year fixed term for the FBI Director