1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462260603321

Titolo

Just authority? : trust in the police in England and Wales / / Jonathan Jackson. [etal.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-70855-8

0-203-10561-3

1-136-25444-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JacksonJonathan <1974->

Disciplina

363.20942

Soggetti

Police - Wales

Police - England

Police psychology - Wales

Police psychology - England

Police-community relations - Wales

Police-community relations - England

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

Introduction -- Social and moral connections -- Design of the study -- Trends and trajectories -- 25 years of public confidence in the police -- 25 years of public contact with the police -- Why do people trust the police? -- What is trust? -- Mass media -- Social ecology -- One type of contact: being approached by the police -- A focus on a special population -- Another type of contact: reporting crime -- Why do people grant the police legitimacy? -- What is legitimacy? -- Social ecology -- Procedural justice and contact with the police -- Why do people cooperate with the police? -- Cooperation and the portability of procedural justice -- Revisiting a special population -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

What does it mean to trust the police? What makes the police legitimate in the eyes of the policed? What builds trust, legitimacy and cooperation, and what undermines the bond between police and the public? These questions are central to current debates concerning the relationship between the British police and the public it serves. Yet, in



the context of British policing they are seldom asked explicitly, still less examined in depth. Drawing on psychological and sociological explanatory paradigms, Just Authority? presents a cutting-edge empirical study into public tr

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778875703321

Titolo

Improving school attendance / / edited by Eric Blyth and Judith Milner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-68316-2

1-134-68317-0

1-280-33400-2

0-203-01334-4

0-203-15889-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 186 p. ) : ill

Collana

Making the most of SIMS .net

Altri autori (Persone)

BlythEric

MilnerJudith, senior lecturer

Disciplina

371.2/94/0941

Soggetti

School attendance - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Theoretical debates and legislative framework / Judith Milner and Eric Blyth -- 2. Combating truancy : the Scottish approach / Brian Boyd -- 3. School attendance and the role of law in England and Wales / Jon Blacktop and Eric Blyth -- 4. The relationship between delinquency and non-attendance at school / Cedric Cullingford -- 5. The effective collection and analysis of attendance data / Ian Stokes and Jo Walton -- 6. The essential elements of an effective attendance policy / Kay Bardsley, Peter Costa and Jo Walton -- 7. Strategies for improving school attendance / Douglas Macildowie -- 8. Proactive primary approaches to non-attendance / Beverley Lewis -- 9. Raising expectations at Don Valley High School / Bob Johnson -- 10. Doing better : improving the educational experiences of looked-after children and young people / Eric Blyth, Dorothy Jessop and Judith Milner -- 11.



Student support groups / Mike Haworth and Kay Bardsley.