Innovations in Policing

Modern police forces are large and complex organisations, expected to perform a diversity of tasks and are under pressure to account for their activities in ways which satisfy a variety of constituencies. Originally published in 1986, this book documents some of the changing demands and pressures on the police at the time.

List of contents

Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. Setting the Scene 2. Research On, For and By the Police 3. On the Beat 4. Crime Prevention in Theory 5. Crime Prevention in Practice 6. A Cautionary Tale: The Case of Unit Beat Policing 7. Central Interests and Central Influences 8. Policing by Objectives or by Subjectives? Appendix A: Policing Schemes. Appendix B: Sources of Information on Policing Initiatives. References. Index.

About the author

At the time of writing Mollie Weatheritt was Assistant Director of The Police Foundation.

Summary

Modern police forces are large and complex organisations, expected to perform a diversity of tasks and are under pressure to account for their activities in ways which satisfy a variety of constituencies. Originally published in 1986, this book documents some of the changing demands and pressures on the police at the time.

Product details

• Authors: Mollie Weatheritt, Weatheritt Mollie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032443539
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244353-9
• No. of pages: 166
• 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, Criminal justice law, Police and security services