Introduction -- Patrol goals and objectives -- The patrol environment -- Police patrol hazards -- Violence and the police -- Police patrol functions -- Back to the basics: community-oriented policing and problem-oriented policing -- Police patrol methods -- Patrol force organizatiion and management -- Patrol force staffing and deployment -- Supporting the police patrol function -- Patrol supervision -- Special issues in patrol operations -- Upgrading the police patrol functiion -- Appendix A: Law enforcement code of ethics -- Appendix B: Communicable disease quick reference chart -- Appendix C: Use of force policy -- Appendix D: Police pursuit policy -- Appendix E: Use of in-car cameras -- Appendix F: General order on racial profiling -- Appendix G: Training needs assessment form