1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462772703321

Autore

Cockcroft Tom.

Titolo

Police culture : themes and concepts / / Tom Cockcroft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-10115-4

1-283-84433-8

1-136-23406-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

306.2/8

Soggetti

Police - Social aspects

Police - History

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; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Organizational and occupational cultures; 2 Occupational culture and policing; 3 Police culture: traditional approaches; 4 Police culture(s): explaining variation; 5 Researching police culture; 6 Managing police culture; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Police culture has for over half a century attracted interest from academics, students, policy-makers, police institutions and the general public. However, the literature of this area has proven to be diverse, sprawling and prone to contradiction which has led to an enthralling yet intricate body of knowledge that, whilst continuing to provoke interest and debate, has largely escaped any wider commentary. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the area of police culture primarily by situating it in the context of the literature of organisational culture. From this star



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796560703321

Autore

Keen Ellie

Titolo

Mirrors : manual on combating antigypsyism through human rights education / / Ellie Keen ; proofreader, Rachel Appleby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Strasbourg, France : , : Council of Europe, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

305.89149704

Soggetti

Romanies - Europe

Romanies - Ethnic identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia