Zero tolerance policing / Maurice Punch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454481003321
• Autore: Punch Maurice
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol, UK : , : Policy Press, , 2007; ©2007
• ISBN: 1-4473-0439-X; 1-281-38543-3; 9786611385439; 1-84742-303-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (65 p.)
• Collana: Researching criminal justice series
• Disciplina: 363.2/32
• Soggetti: Polizei; Kriminalpolitik; Sicherheit und Ordnung; Prävention; Kriminalität; Police; Law enforcement; Crime prevention; SOCIAL SCIENCE - Criminology; POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Crime prevention - England; Crime prevention - New York (State) - New York; Police - England; Police - New York (State) - New York; Law enforcement - England; Law enforcement - New York (State) - New York; Electronic books.; New York (State) New York; England
• 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. 47-52).
• Nota di contenuto: Zero tolerance policing; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on the author; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. The New York 'miracle'; 3. Zero tolerance policing: UK and the Netherlands; 4. Conclusion; References; Appendix: The Dutch police.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the key issues of what policing is about and who defines it by exploring the notion of zero tolerance and its application in different settings.