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,...
This fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland takes account of recent developments in Scottish policing and criminal...
This book is based on current research and policing experience and asks what municipal policing means in modern-day Scotland. It examines the role of community policing, civilianisation in the police, private-sector involvement, surveillance and CCTV, the role of the Scottish Government and police authorities, police governance and accountability. Up-to-date research on community wardens and the part they play in community safety is also commented upon. In conclusion, the author gives his views on the future of the contemporary model of municipal policing and whether a national police service...
This book is based on current research and policing experience and asks what municipal policing means in modern-day Scotland. It examines the role of ...
The book applies a model of municipal policing to compare a number of police systems in the European Union suggesting that in the future local communities will have some form of police enforcement mechanism that will not always include the sworn police officer.
The book applies a model of municipal policing to compare a number of police systems in the European Union suggesting that in the future local communi...
The structure of policing is undergoing change in Scotland at present and the profile of the police officer differs from that of the past. This book takes an informative approach and offers a unique account and insight into the Scottish police organisation, describing the 'Scottish police officer' from the point of recruitment through to training, development and specialist policing. Written by an ex-senior police officer, this book examines how the qualified police officer goes about his/her daily work policing and how this has changed over time as a result of organised crime, terrorism and...
The structure of policing is undergoing change in Scotland at present and the profile of the police officer differs from that of the past. This book t...
Presents an overview of policing in Scotland. This book includes chapters on historical developments that have shaped that modern policing, and the important and challenging areas of police management, resource management and the role of police unionism, policing of crime and disorder, community policing in Scotland.
Presents an overview of policing in Scotland. This book includes chapters on historical developments that have shaped that modern policing, and the im...
Written by an ex-senior police officer, this book offers an insight into the Scottish police organization and what 'makes a Scottish police officer'.
Written by an ex-senior police officer, this book offers an insight into the Scottish police organization and what 'makes a Scottish police officer'.
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