Police work : principles and practice / olin Rogers. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Colin, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

xiv, 331 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a highly readable account of police work. It builds upon Introduction to Police Work (Rogers and Lewis 2007) to provide a comprehensive, in depth and critical understanding of policing in today's diverse society. Police Work: Principles and Practice meets the need for an increasingly sophisticated and professional approach to training within the police, whether this is carried out within police forces themselves or within higher education institutions. Written in an accessible style by current and former police practitioners and a nationally recognized expert on the National Intelligence Model, this book focuses - in line with the government's agenda for workforce modernization - on three key areas of policing: community, investigation and intelligence. It introduces readers to many important areas through the use of definition boxes, scenario boxes highlighting good practice, points to note boxes, flowcharts and diagrams as well as a wide range of questions and exercises to help apply their knowledge to different situations and scenarios. This book will be essential reading for those on probationer training programmes and a valuable resource for students taking courses in policing and criminology more generally where an advanced level of understanding of the nature of police work is required.

Contents:

The context for this book

Community issues

Community and crime reduction

Neighbourhood policing teams and problem solving

Communities

engagement, consultation and accountability

Criminal investigations in context

Legislation and police powers

Methods of investigation

Investigation strategies

What is intelligence?

Developing and employing intelligence

Intelligence led policing and the national intelligence model

Multi-agency approaches and intelligence

The nature and investigation of sexual offences

Organised and transnational crime

Forensic investigation and crime science

Policing and public disorder

Future directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1136723803

1283151014

9786613151018

0203816676

1136723811

9780203816677

OCLC:

732321557