Police Revolution

List of contents

Acknowledgments. Preface. Part I: The Police and their Problems 1. Crime 2. The Police and the Public 3. Traffic and the Environment Part II: The Nature of the Police 4. The Police Community 5. Practical Coppers 6. A Crisis of Confidence Part III: Remedies 7. The Police in a Social Role 8. The Thief-takers 9. The Computerised Copper. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

At the time of original publication the late Peter Evans was Home Affairs correspondent of The Times, and had been a journalist for 25 years. He specialised in the study of community relations.

Summary

Where are the police going? Originally published in 1974, Peter Evans argues that their traditional relationship with the public was being dangerously threatened, a situation neither the police themselves nor the public wanted to see worsen.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Evans
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032451060
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245106-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services