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The Policing Web
Jean-Paul Brodeur
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Description for The Policing Web
Hardback. Taking another look at what is meant by "policing," Jean-Paul Brodeur offers a comprehensive and novel theory on what policing is, how it has developed, and the various forms it takes. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSW1; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 752.
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. Policing agencies such as criminal investigation units, intelligence services, private security companies, and military policing organizations, are examined in addition to public uniformed police, to show the extent to which policing extends far beyond the confines of public police working in uniform and visible to all. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition. It also examines criminal organizations enforcing their own rules in urban zones deserted by the police and criminal individuals acting ... Read more
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. Policing agencies such as criminal investigation units, intelligence services, private security companies, and military policing organizations, are examined in addition to public uniformed police, to show the extent to which policing extends far beyond the confines of public police working in uniform and visible to all. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition. It also examines criminal organizations enforcing their own rules in urban zones deserted by the police and criminal individuals acting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Condition
New
Weight
752g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199740598
SKU
V9780199740598
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99-32
About Jean-Paul Brodeur
Jean-Paul Brodeur is Professor of Criminology and Director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminology at the University of Montreal in Canada.
Reviews for The Policing Web
Overall, the book is very accessible to graduate and even some undergraduate readers and is an important step in producing a better theorized analytic policing literature.
Alex S. Vitale, Social Forces
Alex S. Vitale, Social Forces