Volunteer police, choosing to serve : exploring, comparing, and assessing volunteer policing in the United States and the United Kingdom / Ross Wolf and Carol Borland Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Ross, author.

Jones, Carol Borland, author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auxiliary police.

Volunteer workers in law enforcement.

Great Britain.

United States.

Volunteer workers in law enforcement--United States.

Volunteer workers in law enforcement--Great Britain.

Auxiliary police--United States.

Auxiliary police--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 185 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Volunteer Police, Choosing to Serve provides an in-depth comparison between volunteer policing in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and explores the shared past and similar-yet sometimes divergent - evolution of special constables, auxiliaries, and reserves. It discusses the history or volunteer policing, contemporary authority, functions, and training. The book also examines part-time, auxiliary, and special constable policing roles around the globe. The text contains original research comparing British and American volunteer police, and concludes with a discussion of the future of volunteer policing in UK and US contexts. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: defining volunteer policing

The impact of volunteer policing

The utilization and deployment of volunteer police in the UK and USA

History of volunteer policing

The contemporary role and functions of volunteer police

Training volunteer police

A comparison of USA/UK volunteer policing

Volunteer policing around the globe

What the future holds for volunteer policing

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781466564954

1466564954

OCLC:

1021063613