Crisis and control : the militarization of protest policing / / Lesley J. Wood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786458203321
• Autore: Wood Lesley J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Pluto Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78371-210-4; 1-78371-209-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.32/3
• Soggetti: Police; Crowd control; Intelligence service; Demonstrations; Protest movements
• 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 -- Policing waves of protest, 1995-2013 -- To serve and protect who? policing trends and best practices -- Local legitimacy and struggles for control -- Officers under attack--the thin blue line, pepper spray, and police identity -- Experts, agencies, the private security sector, and integration -- Protest as threat -- Urine-filled supersoakers -- Crisis and control.