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Record Nr.

UNISA996202229203316

Autore

Waddington P. A. J.

Titolo

Policing citizens : authority and rights / / P.A.J. Waddington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, Pa. : , : UCL Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-135-36149-5

1-135-36150-9

1-280-18662-3

0-203-50163-2

9786610186624

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

363.2

Soggetti

Police power

Police discretion

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 (p. 251-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; What is Policing?; Keeping People in Their Place; Keeping Dissent in Its Place; Thought, Talk and Action; Abusing Authority; Controlling Police Officers; Controlling Police Organizations; Reform and Change; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comparative text serves both as an introduction to contemporary police studies and an intervention into current debates concerning police reform and practice.