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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172245403321

Autore

Waddington P. A. J.

Titolo

Liberty and order : public order policing in a capital city / / P.A.J. Waddington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : UCL Press, , 1994

ISBN

0-203-21987-2

1-135-36871-6

1-280-10932-7

0-203-49968-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

363.2

363.209421

Soggetti

Demonstrations - England - London

Human rights - England - London

Law enforcement - England - London

Police - England - London

Riots - England - London

Rites and ceremonies - England - London

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Table of cases" (p. 233).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Taking rioting, protesting and policing seriously; Law and the authoritarian state; Avoiding trouble: the public order context; Negotiating protest: policing by consent?; Relationships; Remote control; Commanding the ground; Institutionalizing dissent; Power and public order policing; Appendix: research methods; References; Table of cases; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This study is based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder.