Policing: An Introduction to Concepts and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781903240182)

This book provides a highly readable introduction to the role and function of the police and policing, examining the issues and debates that surround this. It looks at the 'core functions' of the police, the ways in which police functions have developed, their key characteristics, and the challenges they face. From the outset questions are asked about the conceptual contestability and ambiguity of policing, and different views of police roles are addressed in turn: policing as social control, crime investigation, managing risk, policing as community justice, and as a public good.

Author: Alan Wright
ISBN-10: 1903240182
ISBN-13: 9781903240182
Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2001
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 134