Overview

The fourth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed Politics of the Police has been completely revised and updated to take into account of recent changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing. From Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry to Life on Mars, Robert Reiner explores the highly-charged debates that surround policing, including the various controversies and developments that have led to a change in the public's opinion of the police in recent years, and analyses the proposals for reform.The book sets out to analyze how the police are perceived and the impact the mass media has on the public's perception and what we can expect in the future, given current research into police working practices and proposals for reform. Online Resource CentreUpdates Web links

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Author:   Robert Reiner (Professor of Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780199283392

ISBN 10:   0199283397
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Part I: Theory and research 1: Watching the watchers: theory and research in policing studies Part II: History 2: The birth of the blues: the establishment of professional policing in Britain 1829-1856 3: Out of the blue: police legitimacy 1856-2009 - construction, deconstruction, reconstruction Part III: Sociology of policing 4: Cop cultures 5: Demystifying the police: social research and police practice 6: Mystifying the police: the media presentation of policing Part IV: Law and politics 7: Police powers and accountability 8: Conclusion: beyond Life on Mars: a history of the future

Reviews

`Review from previous edition The publication of the third edition marks an important rearticulation of the constabulary ethic and the doctrine of policing... the new encyclopaedists who follow in Reiner's wake will struggle to define the politics of policing for their time' James Sheptycki, Durham University in Policing and Society `This is a first class academic book that can be as engrossing as a novel, even for a non-expert on the subject. It will be of use to anyone who comes into contact with the police regularly and aid the understanding of anyone who has an opinion on any aspect of the police or policing.' The Criminal Lawyer

Review from previous edition The publication of the third edition marks an important rearticulation of the constabulary ethic and the doctrine of policing... the new encyclopaedists who follow in Reiner's wake will struggle to define the politics of policing for their time James Sheptycki, Durham University in Policing and Society This is a first class academic book that can be as engrossing as a novel, even for a non-expert on the subject. It will be of use to anyone who comes into contact with the police regularly and aid the understanding of anyone who has an opinion on any aspect of the police or policing. The Criminal Lawyer

"`Review from previous edition ""The publication of the third edition marks an important rearticulation of the constabulary ethic and the doctrine of policing... the new encyclopaedists who follow in Reiner's wake will struggle to define the politics of policing for their time' James Sheptycki, Durham University in Policing and Society `This is a first class academic book that can be as engrossing as a novel, even for a non-expert on the subject. It will be of use to anyone who comes into contact with the police regularly and aid the understanding of anyone who has an opinion on any aspect of the police or policing.' The Criminal Lawyer"

Author Information

Robert Reiner is Professor of Criminology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is co-editor, along with Mike Maguire and Rod Morgan, of The Oxford Handbook of Criminology.

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