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In search of police legitimacy : territoriality, isomorphism, and changes in policing practices / Jonathon A. Cooper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, Jonathon A., 1982-
- Series:
- Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- Criminal justice: recent scholarship
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police.
- Police misconduct.
- Police discretion.
- Organizational behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (198 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cooper answers two questions: why do police precincts look similar, despite being situated in very different environments? And, why do police engage in behavior that does not result in crime control? These two questions are closely related.
- Contents:
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Organizational legitimacy and the policing mandate
- Using isomorphism to explain aggregate police behavior
- Measuring policing isomorphism : challenges and solutions
- Crime and policing in DC
- Examining territoriality and isomorphism
- Examining social ecology and sovereigns
- Towards a theoretical model of territorial isomorphism and policing
- Future directions in policing practice and research
- Appendix a: additional tables
- Appendix b: additional figures
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781593327552
- 1593327552
- OCLC:
- 870181842
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