Policing Public Disorder - Theory and Practice

Helps in understanding the causes and management of public disorder, drawing on social scientific studies of collective conflict, and the policing of crowds and social movements. Using case studies and original data, this book describes and critiques the theoretical approaches to public disorder. It applies Flashpoints Model to the case studies.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Public order policing: theoretical approaches 2. Theories of public disorder 3. The American urban riots, 1991-2001 4. The British urban riots, 1991-2001 5. World-wide 'anti-globalisation' protest, post Seattle 6. The G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers' meeting in Sheffield, June 2005 7. English football fans abroad, 1990-2006 8. Conclusions

Summary

Helps in understanding the causes and management of public disorder, drawing on social scientific studies of collective conflict, and the policing of crowds and social movements. Using case studies and original data, this book describes and critiques the theoretical approaches to public disorder. It applies Flashpoints Model to the case studies.

Product details

• Authors: David Waddington, David (Sheffield Hallam University Waddington, David (Sheffield Hallam University) Waddington, David P. Waddington, Waddington David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2007
• EAN: 9781843922346
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-234-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services