Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 615 g
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 615 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-07364-6
Verlag: Routledge
From the early 80s community policing has been held up as a new commitment to the ideals of service and the rejection of coercive policing styles. The idea was to encourage a partnership between the public and police in which community needs would be met by officers on local beats.
Today, Government ministers and senior police officers depict Neighbourhood Watch, the centrepiece of the scheme, as a great success. However, Watching Police, Watching Communities reveals that most schemes are dormant or dead. The authors trace the causes of scheme failure to the lack of commitment to community policing by police forces. Most importantly, they find a police rank-and-file culture which celebrates aggression, machismo and the assertion of authority especially against areas occupied by ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1 Crime, communities and the police; Chapter 2 Public satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the police; Chapter 3 Fear of crime; Chapter 4 The reality of neighbourhood watch; Chapter 5 Police commitment to community policing; Chapter 6 Police culture: blue lights and black people; Chapter 7 Institutional dynamics of police culture; Chapter 8 Policing communities; Appendix; BIBLIOGRAPHY Name index Subject index;
