Policing and Security in Practice: Challenges and Achievements

ISBN-13: 9781137574701 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 227 str.

Tim Prenzler

Opis

Modern policing is a vital institution for the defence of political and civil rights and for the protection of citizens from crime and fear of crime. Private security agents are also playing an increasingly important role in crime prevention and order maintenance, and also in protecting government assets and services. At the same time, crime and disorder remain major problems in contemporary societies, and there are ongoing issues of integrity and competency in many police departments and in the security industry.Policing and Security in Practice: Challenges and Achievements addresses questions of 'best practice' across police and security work by focusing on what the scientific literature says about how to achieve optimal outcomes in law enforcement, crime prevention and professional standards. Each chapter is written by subject experts with many years of research experience and of collaborative work with policing and security agencies. The book is a highly readable, inspiring and fully grounded guide to achieving the best in policing and security.

Recenzje

'A key take away from the book - and from each chapter within it - is the very reason such a book is necessary: there is still a long way to go. While certainly true for policing, this is even truer for security, which at the moment is quite under-researched and under-regulated. The gaps between actual practice and best practice in policing and security make it all the more important that this book is, as Prenzler says, "designed to appeal to a wide readership, including academics, students of policing and security, managers and operational officers in both fields and legislators and policy makers." Thus the value of this book lies in its power to inform a variety of professions in the same field, which is an essential step towards effecting real change within policing and security.' Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

Spis treści

Foreword ; M.Gill 1. (Re)Constructing Best Practice in Policing ; T.Legrand & S.Bronitt 2. Legitimacy and Policing; E.Sargeant , K.Murphy , J.Davis & L.Mazerolle 3. The Suppression of Organised Crime: New Approaches and Problems ; J.Ayling & R.Broadhurst 4. Policing Contemporary Protests ; D.Baker 5. Integrating Intelligence into Policing Practice ; J.Evans & M.Kebbell 6. The Effectiveness of Traffic Law Enforcement in Reducing Traffic Crashes ; L.Bates , B.Watson & D.Soole 7. Approaches to Improving Organisational Effectiveness: The Impact of Attraction, Selection and Leadership Practices in Policing ; J.M.Drew 8. Corruption Prevention and Complaint Management ; L.Porter & T.Prenzler 9. Public-Private Crime Prevention Partnerships ; T.Prenzler & R.Sarre 10. Safety in Policing and Security Operations ; T.Prenzler 11. Making the Most of Security Technology ; R.Draper, T.Prenzler and J. Ritchie 12. Optimising Security through Effective Regulation: Lessons from Around the Globe ; M.Button

O autorze

TIM PRENZLER is Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS), at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, where he manages the 'Integrity Systems' research project. He is also Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith.