Policing: An Introduction to Concepts and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781903240182 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str.

Alan Wright

Opis

This book provides an 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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Policing as rational function: back to basics? 3. Keeping order: policing as social control 4. Policing as crime investigation 5. Policing as the management of risk 6. Policing as community justice 7. Policing as a public good 8. Policing futures