Coming to Terms With Policing - Perspectives on Policy

In the late 1980s, the role of the police and their accountability to the community had been at the centre of much debate. Originally published in 1989, this important collection of original essays from the leading independent academic researchers on the police in Britain addresses the major issues in this debate.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Opening the Debate Rod Morgan and David J. Smith. 1. Policing Priorities on the Ground Joanna Shapland and Dick Hobbs 2. Good Practice and Evaluating Policing Christine Horton 3. Constraints on the Practice of Community Policing Nigel Fielding, Charles Kemp and Clive Norris 4. Focused Policing Mike Chatterton and Mike Rogers 5. Crime Prevention Delivery: The Work of Crime Prevention Officers Linda Harvey, Penny Grimshaw and Ken Pease 6. An Evaluation of Human Awareness Training Ray Bull and Peter Horncastle 7. Policing Racism Geoffrey Pearson, Alice Sampson, Harry Blagg, Paul Stubbs and David Smith 8. The Neighbourhood Watch Experiment Trevor Bennett 9. Interrogating in a Legal Framework Barrie Irving and Ian McKenzie 10. Patterns and Profiles of Complaints Against the Police Mike Maguire and Claire Corbett 11. Where the Buck Stops: Chief Constables' Views on Police Accountability Robert Reiner 12. 'Policing by Consent': Legitimating the Doctrine Rod Morgan. Conclusions: Developing Themes in Policing Research David J. Smith and Rod Morgan. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

Summary

In the late 1980s, the role of the police and their accountability to the community had been at the centre of much debate. Originally published in 1989, this important collection of original essays from the leading independent academic researchers on the police in Britain addresses the major issues in this debate.

Product details

• Authors: Rod Smith Morgan
• Assisted by: Rod Morgan (Editor), Morgan Rod (Editor), David J. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032415703
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241570-3
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, Social issues & processes, Police & security services, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services, Criminal law: procedure and offences