Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution

Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution is about a pervasive but little-studied phenomenon: private funding of public police which entails private entities sending resources to police through unconventional or hidden channels, sometimes for suspect reasons.

Sommario

Introduction: Public Policing's Greed and Dark Money: Private Sponsorship and Funding of Police in North America 1.Theorizing the Flow of Dark Money in Policing: From Gifts to the Greedy Institution 2.Mapping the Police Funding Terrain: Donors, Sponsors, Foundations, Paid Detail, Forfeiture, and Beyond 3.Glossing Over the Greedy Institution: Views from Inside Police Foundations 4.Corporate-Police Partnerships and the Extension of Greed 5.Shadow Figures: Paid Detail Policing as Private Funding and the New Brokers 6.Framing Dark Money as Community Benefit 7.Controversies and Holes in Private Police Funding Policy Conclusion: The Future of Private Sponsorship and Funding of Police: Greed to Generosity, Dark Money to Defunding, and Beyond

Info autore

Randy K. Lippert is Professor of Criminology at the University of Windsor, Canada.
Kevin Walby is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg, Canada.

Riassunto

Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution is about a pervasive but little-studied phenomenon: private funding of public police which entails private entities sending resources to police through unconventional or hidden channels, sometimes for suspect reasons.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Randy K. Lippert, Randy K. Walby Lippert, Lippert Randy K., Kevin Walby, Walby Kevin
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367766481
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76648-1
• Pagine: 236
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Crime, Security and Justice
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Public Administration, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Public finance, Police and security services, Corruption in politics, government and society, Public finance and taxation