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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170987003321

Autore

Waddington P. A. J

Titolo

Policing citizens : authority and rights / / P.A.J. Waddington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : UCL Press, 1999

ISBN

9786610186624

9781135361495

1135361495

9781135361501

1135361509

9781280186622

1280186623

9780203501634

0203501632

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

363.2

Soggetti

Police power

Police discretion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; What is Policing?; Keeping People in Their Place; Keeping Dissent in Its Place; Thought, Talk and Action; Abusing Authority; Controlling Police Officers; Controlling Police Organizations; Reform and Change; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comparative text serves both as an introduction to contemporary police studies and an intervention into current debates concerning police reform and practice.