
Policing
Development and Contemporary Practice
Peter Joyce(Author)
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 20. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-84787-460-3 (ISBN)
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Description
This lively and comprehensive text combines an overview of the historical development of policing in the UK, with discussion of current debates and practice. It provides a global and comparative context, in order to shed light on contemporary issues.
The book equips students with an in-depth understanding of the challenges and complexities of modern policing, including:
" the relationship between the police and other criminal justice agencies
" styles and approaches in practice
" how to police political violence
" diversity and the police
" police accountability
Featuring chapter summaries, case studies, study questions, an expansive glossary and a date chart listing significant events, the book is easy to use and helps students to reflect upon key themes. It is essential reading for criminology, criminal justice and policing undergraduates.
The book equips students with an in-depth understanding of the challenges and complexities of modern policing, including:
" the relationship between the police and other criminal justice agencies
" styles and approaches in practice
" how to police political violence
" diversity and the police
" police accountability
Featuring chapter summaries, case studies, study questions, an expansive glossary and a date chart listing significant events, the book is easy to use and helps students to reflect upon key themes. It is essential reading for criminology, criminal justice and policing undergraduates.
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This book is a clearly written account of the progress of policing in the United Kingdom, a welcome and unfettered approach to the subjectThe Criminal Lawyer
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
466 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84787-460-3 (9781847874603)
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Person
Peter Joyce is Visiting Professor in Criminology at Wrexham Glyndwr University. He is widely published in Criminology and Politics, specialising in policing and the policing of protest. He served as a member of the Independent Police Ethics Committee in the Greater Manchester Police Force Area between 2014 and 2018. Published works include The Policing of Protest, Disorder and International Terrorism (Palgrave/Macmillan 2016) and Criminal Justice: An Introduction (Routledge, 2017, 3rd edition).
Content
Key Dates in the Development of Policing in the UK
The Emergence and Development of Professional Policing
The Police Response to Crime
Police Powers
The Methods of Policing
The Police Service and the Criminal Justice System
The Control and Accountability of the Police Service
Diversity and the Police Service
The Police and Politics
The Global Dimension to Policing
The Future Direction of Policing in a Time of Financial Restraint
Index
The Emergence and Development of Professional Policing
The Police Response to Crime
Police Powers
The Methods of Policing
The Police Service and the Criminal Justice System
The Control and Accountability of the Police Service
Diversity and the Police Service
The Police and Politics
The Global Dimension to Policing
The Future Direction of Policing in a Time of Financial Restraint
Index