Self-Selection Policing: Theory, Research and Practice
Jason Roach
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Description for Self-Selection Policing: Theory, Research and Practice
Hardback. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 142 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVQ2; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Self-Selection Policing introduces and explores an approach for crime control which seeks to identify active, serious offenders by attending to the minor offences they commit. A foundation of theory and evidence is first supplied for the assertion that `those who do big bad things also do little bad things'. Original research presented in the book includes a study of offending by visitors to a prison, and the concurrent criminality of those committing common driving offences and failure to produce driving documents as required. It illustrates how self-selection can complement other police methods of identifying active, serious criminals by focusing on ... Read more
Self-Selection Policing introduces and explores an approach for crime control which seeks to identify active, serious offenders by attending to the minor offences they commit. A foundation of theory and evidence is first supplied for the assertion that `those who do big bad things also do little bad things'. Original research presented in the book includes a study of offending by visitors to a prison, and the concurrent criminality of those committing common driving offences and failure to produce driving documents as required. It illustrates how self-selection can complement other police methods of identifying active, serious criminals by focusing on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Crime Prevention and Security Management
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137468512
SKU
V9781137468512
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Ref
99-15
About Jason Roach
Jason Roach is a Chartered Psychologist and Reader in Psychology, Crime and Policing at the University of Huddersfield, UK. His books include Evolution and Crime (with Ken Pease) and Evolutionary Psychology and Terrorism (with Max Taylor and Ken Pease). Ken Pease OBE is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Visiting Professor at the Jill Dando Institute, University College London ... Read more
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