Economic Development, Crime, and Policing (eBook, PDF)

Global Perspectives
Redaktion: Lemieux, Frederic; Das, Dilip K.; Den Heyer, Garth

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Drawn from the 2012 International Police Executive Symposium, this volume presents the insight of police leaders and researchers who provide worldwide perspectives and case studies about the complex interrelations between socioeconomics, crime, and policing and the influence of these issues on police practice in developed, developing, and transitioning countries. Topics include youth violence, restorative justice and recidivism, community-based policing, gang violence, and the implementation of the rule of law in postconflict countries. The book also explores economic downturn and global crime trends, investigation techniques applied to financial crimes, and policing transportation infrastructures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482204575
• Artikelnr.: 42368324

Autorenporträt

Frederic Lemieux is a professor and director of police science and Security & Safety Leadership Programs at the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He received his PhD in criminology from the University of Montreal, Canada, in 2002. Dr. Lemieux's research has focused on social control and policing. He is currently conducting studies on transnational drug trafficking enforcement and on the function of criminal intelligence as a formal social control tool. Dr. Lemieux has also published three books and various journal articles examining crime control during major disasters, counterterrorism and intelligence agencies, and police cooperation. Garth den Heyer is an inspector with the New Zealand Police. He is also a senior research fellow with the Police Foundation in Washington, D.C. He received his doctorate in public policy from the Charles Sturt University, Manly, Australia, in 2006. Dr. den Heyer's research has focused on police service delivery effectiveness and police reform in postconflict nations. He is currently conducting research on the cost-reducing strategies adopted by police agencies to maintain effective and efficient delivery of services. Dr. den Heyer has also published three books and various journal articles examining police structures and performance, policing in developing nations, and the police's role in countering terrorism. Dilip K. Das has extensive experience in police practice, research, writing, and education. A professor of criminal justice, former police chief, founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, Dr. Das is a human rights consultant to the United Nations. Founding president of the International Police Executive Symposium, Dr. Das has authored, edited, and coedited more than 30 books and numerous articles. He has traveled extensively throughout the world in comparative police research, as a visiting professor in various universities, and for organizing annual conferences of the IPES. Dr. Das has received several faculty excellence awards and has been recognized as a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.

Inhaltsangabe

International Perspectives on Economic and Other Social Challenges Facing
Police Reform. Economic Recession and Homicide Rates in Globalized Cities:
A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Generating Insight from Foresight: Emerging
Challenges for Law Enforcement Policy Makers. Reforming Policing to Improve
Economic and Social Development in Advanced Democracies. Real Influence of
Sir Robert Peel on Twenty-First Century Policing in America. Burying
Community-Based Policing to Protect Democratic Law Enforcement. .
Pre-Charge Restorative Justice and Its Effect on Repeat and Adult
Offenders. White-Collar Cybercrimes: Cyberespionage. . Death by a Thousand
Cuts: The Abbotsford Police Department's Multidimensional Program for Gang
Suppression. Traditions in Basic Police Training Programs: An Interview
Study among Swedish Police Students. Jonas Hansson. Opportunities and
Challenges of Research Collaboration between Police Authorities and
University Organizations. Reforming Policing to Improve Economic and Social
Development in Emerging Democracies and New Industrialized Countries. Rule
of Law and Justice Administration in Kosovo: Evaluating the Challenges in
Policing a Postconflict Developing Democracy. . The Shortcomings of
Anticorruption Program in Addressing Public Corruption: A Forensic
Criminological Case of South Africa. . Analysis of South African National
Anticorruption Agencies. . Need for a Youth Crime Prevention Strategy for
South Africa. . Policing and Urban Road Traffic Safety in India: With
Reference to the Hyderabad Metropolis. Conclusion. Chapter Abstracts.
Index.