Policing : an introduction to concepts and practice
Alan. Wright
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Willan Publishing, , 2002.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (221 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1 The rise and fall of modern policing; Police work; The rise of the modern police; The police and social order; The crisis in policing; The criminological critique of police work; 2 Policing as a rational function: back to basics?; Policing functions: reality or myth?; Diversity of meanings; Policing: a contested concept?; Deconstructing practice; Reciprocity and performativity; 3 Peacekeeping: policing as social order; Policing, state and public order; Coercion: the paradox of liberty and order. - Community policingPolicing diversity; 7 The politics of policing; Policing, civil society and public policy; New public management: modernity's finest hour?; Policing futures; Reflexive modernisation; Concluding remarks; References; Index. - Four models of public order policingParamilitary policing or conflict management?; 4 Policing as crime investigation; Origins of the investigative culture; A typology of investigation; Organised crime; The myth of crime-fighting; Investigation as gatekeeping; 5 Policing as the management of risk; The risk society; From crime prevention to community safety; Policing the risk society; Crime risk management: identifying 'what works'; Partnership and participation; 6 Policing as community justice; Justice, law enforcement and social control; Deconstructing community; Saving professional policing. - This book provides a highly readable introduction to the role and function of the police and policing, examining the issues and debates that surround this. It looks at the 'core functions' of the police, the ways in which police functions have developed, their key characteristics, and the challenges they face. From the outset questions are asked about the conceptual contestability and ambiguity of policing, and different views of police roles are addressed in turn: policing as social control, crime investigation, managing risk, policing as community justice, and as a public good.
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| Emner | Community policing - Great Britain
Criminal investigation - Great Britain Great Britain. Police. Vis mer... Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Social Sciences Social Welfare & Social Work politi organisering personalforvaltning arbeidsmiljø politirollen |
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| ISBN | 1903240174. - 1903240182
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