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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480394103321

Titolo

Comparative policing [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for democratization / / M. R. Haberfeld, Ibrahim Cerrah, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, : SAGE, c2008

ISBN

1-4129-0547-8

1-4833-2899-6

1-4522-1367-4

1-4416-5499-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaberfeldM. R <1957-> (Maria R.)

CerrahIbrahim

Disciplina

363.2

Soggetti

Police

Law enforcement

Democratization

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction: Policing Is Hard on Democracy, or Democracy Is Hard on Policing?; Chapter 2 - The Chinese Police; Chapter 3 - Neofeudal Aspects of Brazil's Public Security; Chapter 4 - Paths to Fairness, Effectiveness, and Democratic Policing in Mexico; Chapter 5 - Postconflict Democratization of the Police: The Sierra Leone Experience; Chapter 6 - Policing the Russian Federation; Chapter 7 - Emergence of Modern Indian Policing: From Mansabdari to Constabulary; Chapter 8 - Democratization of Policing: The Case of the Turkish Police

Chapter 9 - Traditional Policing in an Era of Increasing Homeland Concerns: The Case of the Israeli PoliceChapter 10 - The French Police System: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place-The Tension of Serving Both the State and the Public; Chapter 11 - United Kingdom: Democratic Policing-Global Change From a Comparative Perspective; Chapter 12 - Democratic Policing: The Canadian Experience; Chapter 13 - Democracy's Double Edge: Police and Procedure in the United



States; Chapter 14 - International Cooperation in Policing: A Partial Answer to the Query?; Appendix A: Atlas of Regional Maps; Index

About the EditorsAbout the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate level students on a comparative policing or comparative criminal justice course.