Introducing Policework

ISBN-13: 9781032415833 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 230 str.

Sandra Walklate

Opis

First published in1988, this title offered a concise overview of the controversial subject of policework at the time. The authors provide critical evaluations of the contributions made by psychologists, historians, sociologists, and political scientists, and an assessment of how these fit within an overall understanding of policework.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction  2. Psychology: Attitudes, Skills and Management  3. Microsociology: Policework as Concerted Action  4. Policework Histories (i) From the Anglo-Saxons to the Consolidation of the ‘New Police’  5. Policework Histories (ii) The Twentieth Century  6. Policing Social Divisions: Age, Gender, Race and Class  7. Police Accountability: the Vexed Question of Control  8. After Scarman: Monitoring, Effectiveness and Public Justice  9. Conclusion.  References.  Index.

O autorze

Mike Brogden, Tony Jefferson and Sandra Walklate