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Police: Streetcorner Politicians
William K. Muir
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Description for Police: Streetcorner Politicians
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, xii, 306 p. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
"This book . . . examines the problem of police corruption . . . in such a way that the stereotype of the crude, greedy cop who is basically a grown-up delinquent, if not an out-and-out robber, yields to portraits of particular men, often of earnest good will and even more than ordinary compassion, contending with an enormously demanding and challenging job."—Robert Coles, New Yorker
"Other social scientists have observed policemen on patrol, or have interviewed them systematically. Professor Muir has brought the two together, and, because of the philosophical depth he brings to his commentaries, he has lifted ... Read more
"This book . . . examines the problem of police corruption . . . in such a way that the stereotype of the crude, greedy cop who is basically a grown-up delinquent, if not an out-and-out robber, yields to portraits of particular men, often of earnest good will and even more than ordinary compassion, contending with an enormously demanding and challenging job."—Robert Coles, New Yorker
"Other social scientists have observed policemen on patrol, or have interviewed them systematically. Professor Muir has brought the two together, and, because of the philosophical depth he brings to his commentaries, he has lifted ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226546339
SKU
V9780226546339
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Ref
99-50
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