Case Against Paramilitary Policing

The argument of this book, originally published in 1990, demonstrates that paramilitarism, thought to deal quickly and effectively with outbreaks of public disorder, far from being maximally effective, substantially contributed to the very problem it claimed to minimize.

List of contents

Series Editor's Introduction. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Minimum Force: A 'Contingent' Historical 'View from Below' 3. Impartiality, Discretion and the Real World of Policing Disorder 4. Policy, Supervision and the Dominance of the Occupational Dimension 5. Effectiveness or Amplification? The Work Structure in Action 6. Inside the Work Structure: Processes of Amplification 7. General Summary and Concluding Remarks. References. Index.

Summary

The argument of this book, originally published in 1990, demonstrates that paramilitarism, thought to deal quickly and effectively with outbreaks of public disorder, far from being maximally effective, substantially contributed to the very problem it claimed to minimize.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Jefferson, Jefferson Tony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032449012
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244901-2
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment