Challenges of Contemporary Policing - Higher Education, Technology, and Officers Well-Being

This edited collection reflects contemporary challenges faced by police forces across the globe and the role of technology in addressing them. The use of science and technology raises questions about ethics, training, the well-being of people, and freedom. New technologies promise to foster police practices based on intelligence, accuracy, and preparedness, and are considered necessary to overcome challenges such as declining budgets, lack of personnel, and legitimacy. However, technologies can also be used for authoritarian and nefarious purposes. For those reasons, this book aims to discuss related topics from various contexts to establish connections among common problems in the field of policing across the globe.This book provides an internationally relevant assessment of the use of technology in the field of policing, as well as the impact on training and police well-being. It is ideal for an academic audience at both graduate and undergraduate levels in the fields of criminal justice studies, police studies, legal sociology, and public policy, and will be of interest to police practitioners, legal professionals, social service workers, and public-sector managers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vicente Riccio, Vicente (Federal University of Juiz De For Riccio
• Con la collaborazione di: Dilip K. Das (Editore), Di Jia (Editore), Vicente Riccio (Editore), Riccio Vicente (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032589695
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258969-5
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Advances in Police Theory and Practice; Print on Demand
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Society & culture: general, LAW / Criminal Procedure, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Politics & government, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology, Police & security services, Society and culture: general, Penology and punishment, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Central / national / federal government policies, Penology & punishment, Higher education, tertiary education, Criminal justice law, Police and security services, Police law & police procedures, Central government policies, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector, Criminology: legal aspects, Police law and police procedures, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher