Police Force, Police Service
Care and Control in Britain
Published on 29. March 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-333-57484-3 (ISBN)
Description
British policing faces major decisions about its future direction. Should it promote itself as a police force, dedicated to the attack on crime and public disorder, or should it adopt the mantle of police service, devoted to providing reassurance, flexibility to community wishes, and care? These are the critical decisions that the police face. The choice made will have implications for all citizens in our society. Together, a panel of eminent contributors examine the issues involved in this choice. They push the debate forward and show how complex are the interconnections between care and control within British policing. The implications are far-reaching and will influence not only the quality of policing but also the quality of life for all of us.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57484-3 (9780333574843)
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Persons
MIKE STEPHENS is Lecturer in Social Policy at Loughborough University. He has published widely in the area of criminal justice, particularly on issues related to operational policing, police involvement with the mentally ill, and police training. He has studied police methods in the USA and Italy, as well as in the UK, where currently he is undertaking a major Home Office funded study of police leadership and training. SAUL BECKER is Director of Studies for the Master's degree programme in Policy, Organisation and Change in Professional Care in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University. He has researched extensively on care issues and is a former social worker.
Content
List of Tables - Notes on Contributors - Introduction: Force is Part of the Service; S.Becker & M.Stephens - The Dialectics of Dixon: The Changing Image of the TV Cop; R.Reiner - Care and Control in the Police Organisation; N.Walker - Recruitment, Race and the Police Sub-Culture; S.Holdaway - The Police and Black People: The Training Response; R.Oakley - Recent Developments in Community Policing; T.Bennett - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; S.S.M.Edwards - Police Encounters with the Mentally Ill: The Role of the Crisis Intervention Service; M.Stephens - Police and Juvenile Offending; D.Thorpe - Against the Grain: Cooperation in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations; N.G.Fielding & S.Conroy - The Matrix of Care and Control; M.Stephens & S.Becker - Index