Dilip K. Das is Professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Arvind Verma is assistant professor of criminal justice at Indiana University, Bloomington.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 1 Police Mission, Ideals, and ValuesChapter 4 2 Ideals of Excellent Companies versus Police DisciplineChapter 5 3 Occupational Culture of the PoliceChapter 6 4 Perspectives on Police CultureChapter 7 5 The Armed Police in the British Colonial Tradition: The Indian PerspectiveChapter 8 6 A Diagnosis of Police OrganizationChapter 9 7 Directions for Change: Police as Learning OrganizationChapter 10 8 Human Values and Police LeadershipChapter 11 9 Other Innovations and ExperimentationsChapter 12 Web ResourcesChapter 13 ReferencesChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Authors

Dilip K. Das is Professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Arvind Verma is assistant professor of criminal justice at Indiana University, Bloomington.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 1 Police Mission, Ideals, and ValuesChapter 4 2 Ideals of Excellent Companies versus Police DisciplineChapter 5 3 Occupational Culture of the PoliceChapter 6 4 Perspectives on Police CultureChapter 7 5 The Armed Police in the British Colonial Tradition: The Indian PerspectiveChapter 8 6 A Diagnosis of Police OrganizationChapter 9 7 Directions for Change: Police as Learning OrganizationChapter 10 8 Human Values and Police LeadershipChapter 11 9 Other Innovations and ExperimentationsChapter 12 Web ResourcesChapter 13 ReferencesChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Authors

Dilip K. Das is Professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Arvind Verma is assistant professor of criminal justice at Indiana University, Bloomington.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 1 Police Mission, Ideals, and ValuesChapter 4 2 Ideals of Excellent Companies versus Police DisciplineChapter 5 3 Occupational Culture of the PoliceChapter 6 4 Perspectives on Police CultureChapter 7 5 The Armed Police in the British Colonial Tradition: The Indian PerspectiveChapter 8 6 A Diagnosis of Police OrganizationChapter 9 7 Directions for Change: Police as Learning OrganizationChapter 10 8 Human Values and Police LeadershipChapter 11 9 Other Innovations and ExperimentationsChapter 12 Web ResourcesChapter 13 ReferencesChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Authors