1966 is the 50th anniversary of what is perhaps the best book on policing and the law, Jerome Skolnick's Justice Without Trial: Law Enforcement in a Democratic Society. It is not book for lawyers or law students. It is generally about cops in the American legal system. It only discusses a few Supreme Court opinions. It is written by a sociologist, with an excellent understanding of the legal basics. He throws in some history and focuses on the subculture of policing and the cops' outlook on their job. Although much has changed since then, the basic insights of the book still run true. I strongly recommend this book if you are interested in the topic.
See Skolnick's update at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4613-8312-3_10#page-1
For a review see http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1920&context=flr
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