From Fate to Choice - Private Bobbies, Public Beats

In the 1990s private security patrols in public places were occurring in many areas of the UK and moving closer to that traditional domain of the public police. Ripe for sociological enquiry, this book, originally published in 1995, provides a focused interpretation of six key concepts, each central to the equity debate on private policing

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1.An Introduction to an Agency of Social Control 2. Research Environments, Methods and Issues 3.The State and the Market: Contrasting Views 4.Motives 5.Community and Functional Characteristics 6.Relationships 7.Crime Control 8.Conclusions and Policy Implications. Bibliography. Index.

Summary

In the 1990s private security patrols in public places were occurring in many areas of the UK and moving closer to that traditional domain of the public police. Ripe for sociological enquiry, this book, originally published in 1995, provides a focused interpretation of six key concepts, each central to the equity debate on private policing

Product details

• Authors: Michael McManus
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032817156
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281715-6
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment