Policing Scotland

ISBN-13: 9781843929390 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 576 str.

Daniel Donnelly;Kenneth Scott;¬Abar

Opis

This fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland takes account of recent developments in Scottish policing and criminal justice against the backdrop of a dynamic political landscape and looming fiscal constraints in public services. The book offers contributions from both academics and practitioners, and not only shows police at work in contemporary Scotland, but also gives some insight into those areas where policing is carried out by non-police people and organisations.
It seeks to identify what it is about Scottish policing that is distinctly Scottish, the main characteristics of modern policing in Scotland, how these have developed over the recent past, and what they have become today. In answering these questions, the book analyses policing in Scotland in the context of the new and emerging ideas about the nature, purposes and methods of policing that are developing elsewhere in the world, and seeks to determine how far Scottish policing is maintaining its own traditions, or simply becoming a localised example of wider global trends.
The second edition of this popular text introduces new chapters on crime investigation, police unionism, ethnic minorities, policing violence and forensic science, as well as incorporating a major new theme which seeks to explain how those responsible for policing Scotland set about dealing with current issues such as terrorism and organised crime. This book makes a significant contribution to the current debate on policing in Scotland, and as such is an essential text for academics and those interested in policing issues.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Policing Scotland Part 1: Overview 2. Structure and Organisation of Scottish Policing  3. Scottish Policing - A Historical Perspective  4. Governance, Accountabilities and Scottish Policing  5. Managing the police resource in Scotland  6. Police Unionism in Scotland  Part 2: Key Areas of Policing in Scotland 7. Policing Crime and Disorder in Scotland  8. Policing the Scottish Community  9. Young People and the Police in Scotland  10. The Police and Ethnic Monorities in Scotland  11. Crime Investigation in Scotland  Part 3: Scottish Policing Contexts 12. Police Powers and Human Rights in Scotland 13. The Police and Criminal Justice in Scotland  14. Forensic Science and Policing in Scotland  15. Violence, Culture and Policing in Scotland 16. The Role of the Police in Modern Scotland - Myths and Realities Conclusions 17. Semper Vigilo: The Future of Policing in Scotland

O autorze

Kenneth Scott is Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies at the University of the West of Scotland. Daniel Donnelly is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies at the University of the West of Scotland.