04094nam 22009013u 450 991078589160332120230126205719.01-283-60561-997866139180621-136-25437-40-203-10560-5(CKB)2670000000242262(EBL)1024604(OCoLC)811506169(SSID)ssj0000738789(PQKBManifestationID)12367112(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738789(PQKBWorkID)10672054(PQKB)10479704(MiAaPQ)EBC1024604(OCoLC)810931549(FINmELB)ELB135219(EXLCZ)99267000000024226220130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolicing in an age of austerity[electronic resource]Hoboken Taylor and Francis2012London ;New York, NY :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-69189-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Policing in an Age of Austerity A postcolonial perspective; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: turning over the pebble; 2 The state of the police of the state; 3 Smoke and mirrors: the cuts in policing and the technological fix; 4 Commodifying state policing: the export of the 'UK Police plc' brand; 5 Policing the Other through law; 6 Policing the Other: continuity of practice from St Giles to Dale Farm; Epilogue: treading the thin blue line; Endnote; Notes; Bibliography; IndexPolicing in an Age of Austerity uniquely examines the effects on one key public service: the state police of England and Wales. Focusing on the major cut-backs in its resources, both in material and in labour, it details the extent and effects of that drastic reduction in provision together with related matters in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This book also investigates the knock-on effect on other public agencies of diminished police contribution to public well-being. The book argues that such a dramatic reduction in police services has occurred in an almost totallCrime prevention - Great BritainCriminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain - CostsDownsizing of organizations - Great BritainPolice - Great BritainPolice - Great Britain - CostsPublic safety - Great BritainPoliceCostsGreat BritainCriminal justice, Administration ofGreat BritainDownsizing of organizationsGreat BritainPublic safetyGreat BritainCrime preventionGreat BritainSocial Welfare & Social WorkHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCCriminology, Penology & Juvenile DelinquencyHILCCGreat BritainfastGrossbritanniengndCrime prevention - Great Britain.Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain - Costs.Downsizing of organizations - Great Britain.Police - Great Britain.Police - Great Britain - Costs.Public safety - Great Britain.PoliceCostsCriminal justice, Administration ofDownsizing of organizationsPublic safetyCrime preventionSocial Welfare & Social WorkSocial SciencesCriminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency363.20941Ellison Graham1546636Brogden Mike1553018AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910785891603321Policing in an age of austerity3813238UNINA