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Zusatztext 'With impeccable timing Daniel Donnelly brings us his new book: The Scottish Police Officer. Spanning history! sociology! philosophy and policing practice! this book will not only be vital reading for anyone concerned with Scottish policing! but will be of great interest to police scholars everywhere.' - Tim Newburn! Professor of Criminology! London School of Economics! UK'This book breaks new ground in offering a comprehensive study of Scottish policing and the Scottish police officer. As the first of its kind! it will prove invaluable as a work of reference. But it is also a work of considerable insight! a fascinating and timely investigation of the distinctive strengths and pressing concerns of an important Scottish institution at a time of great political! organisational and social change.' - Neil Walker! Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations! The University of Edinburgh! UK'In this very timely and important book! Daniel Donnelly brings his own unique blend of professional policing experience and academic insight to craft a fascinating account of the diversity of tasks! responsibilities and relationships that define the police officer's role. At a time when policing in the UK! and Scotland in particular! is undergoing fundamental restructuring and reform! this book will be of immense value to practitioners and researchers who need to know more aboutthe complex working environments of the officers who deliver this vital service.' -Professor Nick Fyfe! University of Dundee and Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research! UK Informationen zum Autor Daniel Donnelly is a retired senior police officer and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies! University of the West of Scotland. He has obtained the degrees of B.A.! M.B.A. and Ph.D. and has regularly taught at a number of Scottish universities.Daniel is the author of Municipal Policing in Scotland (Dundee University Press 2008); co-editor/author of Policing Scotland 1st and 2nd editions (Willan 2005 and 2010)! and author of Municipal Policing in the European Union - Comparative Perspectives (2013). Klappentext Written by an ex-senior police officer! this book offers an insight into the Scottish police organization and what 'makes a Scottish police officer'. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The Scottish police officer 2. Police tradition in Scotland 3. How are police officers recruited and trained? 4. How do police officers police Scotland? 5. How do specialist units police Scotland 6. How do non-police officers police Scotland? 7. How do we develop and promote police officers? 8. Who oversees the police in Scotland? 9. What lies ahead for the Scottish police officer? ...
