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UNINA9910974468303321 |
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Autore |
Villiers Peter |
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Titolo |
Police and policing : an introduction / / Peter Villiers ; preface Sir Hugh Orde |
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Sherfield on Loddon, U.K., : Waterside Press |
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Portland, Or., USA, : North American distributor, International Specialised Book Services, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786611993610 |
9781281993618 |
1281993611 |
9781906534752 |
1906534756 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Police administration |
Police |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Putting justice into words -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- The Purposes of Policing -- A Short History of Policing -- Police Organization: Identity and Control -- Police Leadership and Management -- Police Leadership in the 21st Century -- Police Work -- Crime Prevention and Crime Detection -- Terrorism -- Regulating Police Behaviour: Ethics, Discipline and Human Rights -- Policing and the Future -- Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Timeline -- References -- Index -- Back cover. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An ideal introduction for police recruits, criminal justice practitioners, criminologists and general readers. Written in a clear style and based on the experiences of author Peter Villiers who was for many years a tutor at the National Police Staff College. |
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