P. A. J Waddington, Martin Wright

What is Policing? (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides an accessible, up-to-date and thought-provoking introduction to policing for all those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees. It aims not only to inform students and prepare them for their course, but also to expose them to some of the challenges they will face as they begin their studies and/or policing careers. This book is the essential foundation for the Policing Matters series, explaining what policing is, what the police do, the context for policing and what are the main issues it faces and challenges it poses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781844456567
• Artikelnr.: 38351608

Autorenporträt

P A J Waddington is Professor of Social Policy, Policy Research Institute, The University of Wolverhampton. He has over 30 years of academic research and is the initiator of the BSc (Hons) Policing degree.

Inhaltsangabe

Why a policing degree?
Introduction: law and order
What police do
Authority and discretion
A people business
Police culture: canteens, carriers and carousing!
Wrongdoing and accountability
Police and policing