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. Ed(S): Dubber, Markus D.; Valverde, Mariana - Police and the Liberal State - 9780804759328 - V9780804759328
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Police and the Liberal State

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Description for Police and the Liberal State Hardback. Advances a broad interdisciplinary and international project to refocus attention on the scope and function of modern government through the lens of police power. Editor(s): Dubber, Markus D.; Valverde, Mariana. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.

Police and the Liberal State advances a broad interdisciplinary and international project to refocus attention on the scope and function of modern governance through the lens of the police power in its multiple manifestations—from the family to the police station and the prison, and from municipal government to state sovereignty and global security—and techniques—surveillance, control, and licensing, as well as ordinances, regulations, and administrative, constitutional, and criminal law.

In the contributions to this volume, police power emerges as a rich and flexible concept that offers a broader functional context to explain the operation of governmental institutions. The essays reveal ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804759328
SKU
V9780804759328
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About . Ed(S): Dubber, Markus D.; Valverde, Mariana
Markus D. Dubber is Professor of Law and Director, Buffalo Criminal Law Center at SUNY Buffalo School of Law. Mariana Valverde is Professor at the Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto. They are the editors of The New Police Science: The Police Power in Domestic and International Governance (Stanford, 2006).

Reviews for Police and the Liberal State
"Police and the Liberal State adds to the growing new scholarship on police. With its excellent analysis, this significant and original contribution will have a major impact on both law and society." —Pat O'Malley, University of Sydney "This volume provides compelling evidence of both the continued vitality of police power and its complex permutations during different historical periods in the ... Read more

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