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Politics of the Police, The 5th Revised edition


Politics of the Police, The 5th Revised edition

Paperback by Bowling, Benjamin (Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Kings College London); Reiner, Robert (Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, The London School of Economics and Political Science); Sheptycki, James W E (Professor of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, York University, Toronto, Canada)

Politics of the Police, The

£39.99

ISBN:
9780198769255
Publication Date:
4 Jun 2019
Edition/language:
5th Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
376 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 13 May 2024
Politics of the Police, The

Description

The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing. Benjamin Bowling, Robert Reiner, and James Sheptycki, regarded as leading figures in the field, draw upon the findings of police research to provide readers with a stimulating and insightful discussion of the debates and controversies that surround the police, and analyse the proposals for reform. Covering a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues, this book is transnational in scope and reflects the growing diversity of policing forms in today's globalized world.

Contents

PART I: Policing: Theory and Research 1: Watching the watchers: theory and research in policing studies 2: Theories and models of police and policingPART II: History 3: Out of the blue: the establishment and diffusion of the modern police from the French Revolution to the 20th century 4: Learning the blues: the establishment and legitimation of professional policing in Britain 1829-2018PART III: Social Research on Contemporary Policing Practice and Imagery 5: The police role, function and effects 6: A fair cop? Policing and social justice 7: Below, beyond and above the police: pluralisation of policing 8: Cop cultures 9: The politics of global policing 10: Mass media technology and police cultural imaginariesPART IV: Law and Politics 11: Police powers and accountability Conclusion: Histories of the future

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