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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462455703321

Autore

Ellison Graham

Titolo

Policing in an age of austerity [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-283-60561-9

9786613918062

1-136-25437-4

0-203-10560-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrogdenMike

Disciplina

363.20941

Soggetti

Crime prevention - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain - Costs

Downsizing of organizations - Great Britain

Police - Great Britain

Police - Great Britain - Costs

Public safety - Great Britain

Police - Costs - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Policing in an Age of Austerity A postcolonial perspective; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: turning over the pebble; 2 The state of the police of the state; 3 Smoke and mirrors: the cuts in policing and the technological fix; 4 Commodifying state policing: the export of the 'UK Police plc' brand; 5 Policing the Other through law; 6 Policing the Other: continuity of practice from St Giles to Dale Farm; Epilogue: treading the thin blue line; Endnote; Notes; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Policing in an Age of Austerity uniquely examines the effects on one key public service: the state police of England and Wales. Focusing on the major cut-backs in its resources, both in material and in labour, it details the extent and effects of that drastic reduction in provision together with related matters in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This book also investigates the knock-on effect on other public agencies of diminished police contribution to public well-being. The book argues that such a dramatic reduction in police services has occurred in an almost totall