The new Home Office : an introduction / / Bryan Gibson ; with a foreword by David Faulkner

• Autore: Gibson Bryan
• Pubblicazione: Hook, U.K., : Waterside Press; Portland, Or., : North American distributor, International Specialised Book services, c2008
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 353.40942
• Soggetto topico: Crime prevention - Great Britain; Internal security - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government 21st century
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""CONTENTS""; ""About the author""; ""The author of the Foreword""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contacting the Home Office""; ""1 The Home Office:An Overview""; ""2 Public Safety, Liberty and Protecting the Public""; ""3 The Police and Policing""; ""4 Crime Prevention and Crime Reduction""; ""5 Terrorism and Emergency Powers""; ""6 Border Controls, Immigration and Asylum""; ""7 Safeguarding Personal Identity""; ""8 Miscellaneous Home Office Responsibilities""; ""9 The Changed Role of the Home Secretary""; ""LIST OF BRITISH HOME SECRETARIES SINCE 1794"" ; ""10 A Fresh Start and a New Era""""Appendix I Home Office Aims, Objectives and Values""; ""Appendix II Home Secretaryâ€?s Statement""; ""Appendix III Citizenship and Britishness""; ""Appendix IV Some Further Reading and Internet Sources""; ""Index""; ""Back cover ""
• Sommario/riassunto: Second Edition: This timely publication explains the duties and responsibilities of the Home Office following its reorganization in 2007. The New Home Office provides an accessible introduction but with sufficient detail for the more critical reader seeking to understand both the historic and modern-day role of this key office of State. Easy to read - written in the style of the acclaimed Waterside Press Introductory Series - this handbook contains a wealth of information making it an indispensable resource. An ideal text for students and practitioners alike. A closely observed account of the 21st century arrangements to ensure public safety, Law enforcement and crime reduction in the UK that can be read on its own or alongside The Ministry of Justice: An Introduction and The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction.
• Titolo autorizzato: The new Home Office
• ISBN: 1-281-75173-1; 9786611751739; 1-906534-73-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816840603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II