• DOI:10.1108/07358549510111983
Corpus ID: 21924504

The county sheriff as a distinctive policing modality

@article{Falcone1995TheCS,
  title={The county sheriff as a distinctive policing modality},
  author={D. Falcone and L. Wells},
  journal={American Journal of Police},
  year={1995},
  volume={14},
  pages={123-149}
}

• D. Falcone, L. Wells
• Published 1995
• Political Science
• American Journal of Police

Argues that US county‐level policing is distinct from municipal policing. Examines differences between them in terms of historical, political, geographical, functional, organizational and regional variations. Suggests how research might be focused to explicate these differences. In particular, presents the idea of a militia, a group organized out of and by a community for its own protection. Contrasts this with the professional paramilitary model associated with large municipal departments… Expand

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