Comparative Policing Issues - The British and American Experience in International Perspective

First published in 1990,this title was the first introductory text to consider key issues in the policing of modern societies from an international, comparative perspective. The author begins with a discussion of policing itself and considers how the modern police force has emerged.

List of contents

Preface. 1. A Comparative Analysis of Policing 2. The Emergence of Modern Policing Systems 3. France: the Continental System par Excellence 4. The Netherlands: Variations on a Theme? 5. Canada: Between Britain and the United States 6. Hong Kong: Colonial Capitalism 7. Japan: Gemeinschaft Capitalism 8. USSR: Centralized Communism 9. China: The People’s Police? 10. Cuba: Between the USSR and China 11. Community Involvement in Policing: a Comparative Analysis 12. Policing Systems: a Retrospective Analysis. Notes. References. Index.

Summary

First published in 1990,this title was the first introductory text to consider key issues in the policing of modern societies from an international, comparative perspective. The author begins with a discussion of policing itself and considers how the modern police force has emerged.

Product details

• Authors: R. I. Mawby, Mawby R. I.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032419282
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241928-2
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Legal History, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services