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Bowling Benjamin

The Politics of the Police

Table of Contents
PART I: Policing: Theory and Research;
1:Watching the watchers: theory and research in policing studies;
2:Theories and models of police and policing;
PART II: History;
3:Out of the blue: the establishment and diffusion of the modern police from the French Revolution to the 20th century;
4:Learning the blues: the establishment and legitimation of professional policing in Britain 1829-2018;
PART III: Social Research on Contemporary Policing Practice and Imagery;
5:The police role, function and effects;
6: A fair cop? Policing and social justice;
7:Below, beyond and above the police pluralisation of policing;
8:Cop cultures;
9:The politics of global policing;
10:Mass media technology and police cultural imaginaries;
PART IV: Law and Politics;
11:Police powers and accountability;
Conclusion:Histories of the future

ISBN: 9780198769255

Subjects--Personal Names:
Reiner Robert & Sheptycki James

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Police - Plitical Activity - Government Policy - U K

Dewey Class. No.: 363.20941 BOW