Community policing is widely regarded as central to the future of policing generally. Yet it is far from a universal panacea or answer to the problem of crime and disorder. Community policing works best where it is least needed - in homogeneous affluent societies. It works worst in heterogeneous deprived social contexts where such policing may be most desirable.
Community policing is widely regarded as central to the future of policing generally. Yet it is far from a universal panacea or answer to the problem ...
This text examines and analyzes the experiences of older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime. Drawing upon research from British and North American sources, the authors detail the historical experience of the elderly as victims, the extent of present-day criminal victimization in the home and institutions, the social theories which attempt to explain that experience, and the types of resolution available.
This text examines and analyzes the experiences of older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime. Drawing upon research from British and Nort...