Policing across the world : issues for the twenty-first century / R.I. Mawby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mawby, R. I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Cross-cultural studies.

Police.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press ; New York : Distributed in North America by Garland Pub., 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This wide-ranging text provides an overview of policing across different societies, and considers the issues facing the US and British police in a wider international context. The book is designed as a coherent introduction to the police.

Contents:

Cover; Policing across the World; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Part 1 An Introduction to Comparative Policing; Introduction; 1 Policing: the World Stage; 2 Approaches to Comparative Analysis: the Impossibility of Becoming an Expert on Everywhere; Part 2 Police Systems Across the World; Introduction; 3 Variations on a Theme: the Development of Professional Police in the British Isles and North America; 4 Internationalization: a Challenge to Police Organizations in Europe

5 Post-Socialist Policing: Limitations on Institutional Change6 Post-Colonial Systems; 7 Policing in Japan: East Asian Archetype ?; Part 3 Policing Issues in International Perspective; Introduction; 8 Government and Accountability of the Police; 9 Armed and Unarmed Policing; 10 Community Policing as Cherry Pie; 11 Police Services for Crime Victims; 12 Policewomen: an International Comparison; 13 Private Policing: Uniformity and Diversity; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-36457-5

0-585-46139-2

1-135-36458-3

1-280-11081-3

0-203-50084-9

9780203500842

OCLC:

560060252