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Core issues in policing / edited by Frank Leishman, Barry Loveday, Stephen P. Savage

Contributor(s): Leishman, Frank | Loveday, Barry | Savage, Stephen P.
Publisher: Harlow, England : Longman, 2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 326 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 058236986X.Subject(s): Law enforcement -- Great Britain | Police administration -- Great BritainDDC classification: 363.20941
Contents:
Contributors. - List of figures and tables. - Acknowledgements. - Abbreviations. - 1. Introduction : core issues in policing revisited. - Pt. I. Contexts. 2. Policing : the changing criminal justice context - twenty-five years of missed opportunities. 3. The policy-making context : who shapes policing policy?. 4. Romantic realism : policing and the media. 5. Private policing : problems and prospects. 6. Transnational contexts. - Pt. II. Core Functions. 7. Core policing : the seductive myth. 8. Policing, crime prevention and partnerships. 9. Mood swings : debates and developments in drugs policing. 10. Public order policing : citizenship and moral ambiguity. 11. Policing force : rules, hierarchies and consequences. 12. Reflections on investigative interviewing. - Pt. III. Accountability, Organisation and Management. 13. New directions in accountanbility. 14. Equal opportunitiesmand the future of policing. 15. Occupational culture as a factor in the stress experiences of police officers. 16. Quality and performance monitoring. 17. Managing the future : an academic's view. 18. Managing the future : a chief constable's view. - Index
Summary: Core Issues in Policing has quickly established itself as one of the leading academic books on policing in the UK. The book is ideal for those studying policing per se or as part of wider studies in criminology and criminal justice. Written and edited by a team of nationally and internationally regarded academic specialists and senior police officers, this fully revised and expanded second edition offers a unique perspective on contemporary policy, with new contributions on such cutting-edge issues as accountability, policy making, police and the media, the core functions debate, transnational dimensions, policing drug and 'cop culture'. In addition, a broader introduction and focus on the future add to its value, both as a course textbook and a useful resource for researchers and practitioners ... [This book] is suitable for students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and criminal justice where policing or police studies is an option. - Back cover
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First published in Great Britain in 1996

Contributors. - List of figures and tables. - Acknowledgements. - Abbreviations. - 1. Introduction : core issues in policing revisited. - Pt. I. Contexts. 2. Policing : the changing criminal justice context - twenty-five years of missed opportunities. 3. The policy-making context : who shapes policing policy?. 4. Romantic realism : policing and the media. 5. Private policing : problems and prospects. 6. Transnational contexts. - Pt. II. Core Functions. 7. Core policing : the seductive myth. 8. Policing, crime prevention and partnerships. 9. Mood swings : debates and developments in drugs policing. 10. Public order policing : citizenship and moral ambiguity. 11. Policing force : rules, hierarchies and consequences. 12. Reflections on investigative interviewing. - Pt. III. Accountability, Organisation and Management. 13. New directions in accountanbility. 14. Equal opportunitiesmand the future of policing. 15. Occupational culture as a factor in the stress experiences of police officers. 16. Quality and performance monitoring. 17. Managing the future : an academic's view. 18. Managing the future : a chief constable's view. - Index

Core Issues in Policing has quickly established itself as one of the leading academic books on policing in the UK. The book is ideal for those studying policing per se or as part of wider studies in criminology and criminal justice. Written and edited by a team of nationally and internationally regarded academic specialists and senior police officers, this fully revised and expanded second edition offers a unique perspective on contemporary policy, with new contributions on such cutting-edge issues as accountability, policy making, police and the media, the core functions debate, transnational dimensions, policing drug and 'cop culture'. In addition, a broader introduction and focus on the future add to its value, both as a course textbook and a useful resource for researchers and practitioners ... [This book] is suitable for students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and criminal justice where policing or police studies is an option. - Back cover