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This book is suitable for students on all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and criminal justice who are taking a course on policing or police studies. It is also aimed at students studying policing as part of a course in law, sociology, social policy, public order, crime prevention and security management. New police service recruits following the national Certificate of Higher Education in Police Studies will also find the book invaluable. Core Issues in Policing is one of the leading academic books in the UK on policing, covering a very broad range of perspectives and current issues. It is an edited collection of contributions from some of the leading figures in the field, and includes chapters by senior police officers as well as academics.
List of contents
1. Introducing Policing: the Core Issues
PART 1: CONTEXTS
2. Police Accountabilities
3. Criminal Justice Context
4. Policy-Making in Policing
5. Policing Diversity
6. National and Transnational Dimensions
7. Media Context
PART 2: PROBLEMS
8. Crime at the Core?
9. Community Safety, Partnerships and Policing
10. Policing Drugs
11. Investigative Interviewing
12. Use of Force
13. Public Order Policing
PART 3: ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES
14. Care v Control in the Police Organisation
15. Occupational Cultures and Stress
16. Equal Opportunities and the Future of Policing
17. Quality of Service and Performance Monitoring
18. Managing the Future: An Academic's View
19. Managing the Future: A Chief Constable's View
20. Conclusion
Summary
This book is suitable for students on all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and criminal justice who are taking a course on policing or police studies. It is also aimed at students studying policing as part of a course in law, sociology, social policy, public order, crime prevention and security management. New police service recruits following the national Certificate of Higher Education in Police Studies will also find the book invaluable. Core Issues in Policing is one of the leading academic books in the UK on policing, covering a very broad range of perspectives and current issues. It is an edited collection of contributions from some of the leading figures in the field, and includes chapters by senior police officers as well as academics.
