Policing: Development and Contemporary Practice - Peter Joyce

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Résumé :
This lively and comprehensive text combines an overview of the historical development of policing in the UK, with discussion of current debates and practice. It provides a global and comparative context, in order to shed light on contemporary issues.

The book equips students with an in-depth understanding of the challenges and complexities of modern policing, including:

the relationship between the police and other criminal justice agencies

styles and approaches in practice

how to police political violence

diversity and the police

police accountability

Featuring chapter summaries, case studies, study questions, an expansive glossary and a date chart listing significant events, the book is easy to use and helps students to reflect upon key themes. It is essential reading for criminology, criminal justice and policing undergraduates.

Biographie:
Peter Joyce?is Visiting Professor in Criminology at Wrexham?Glyndwr University. He is widely published in Criminology and Politics, specialising in policing and the policing of protest. He served as a member of the Independent Police Ethics Committee in the Greater Manchester Police Force Area between 2014 and 2018. Published works include The Policing of Protest, Disorder and International Terrorism (Palgrave/Macmillan 2016) and Criminal Justice: An Introduction (Routledge, 2017, 3rd edition).??

Sommaire:
Key Dates in the Development of Policing in the UK
The Emergence and Development of Professional Policing
The Police Response to Crime
Police Powers
The Methods of Policing
The Police Service and the Criminal Justice System
The Control and Accountability of the Police Service
Diversity and the Police Service
The Police and Politics
The Global Dimension to Policing
The Future Direction of Policing in a Time of Financial Restraint
Index