This booklocates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed."
This booklocates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlig...
Stop and search is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public. The extent to which police officers use their power to stop and perhaps search members of the public is intimately linked not only to the present-day context of policing but also to longer term patterns in the aims of policing, the ends used to achieve them, and ultimately to the ideology of policing in England and Wales.
Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy draws upon both...
Stop and search is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to t...
This book reviews the key controversies surrounding the police power to stop and search members of the public. It explores the history and development of these powers, assesses their effectiveness in tackling crime and their impact on public trust and confidence as well as on-going attempts at regulation and reform.
This book reviews the key controversies surrounding the police power to stop and search members of the public. It explores the history and development...
