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The Politics of the Police, 5th Edition

The Politics of the Police, 5th Edition

Author: Reiner Robert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198769255

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780199283392
Published In: June 2019
Format: Paperback , 336 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing.

Benjamin Bowling, Robert Reiner, and James Sheptycki, regarded as leading figures in the field, draw upon the findings of police research to provide readers with a stimulating and insightful discussion of the debates and controversies that surround the police, and analyse the proposals for reform.

Covering a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues, this book is transnational in scope and reflects the growing diversity of policing forms in today's globalized world.

Part I: Theory and research

1: Watching the watchers: theory and research in policing studies

Part II: History

2: The birth of the blues: the establishment of professional policing in Britain 1829-1856

3: Out of the blue: police legitimacy 1856-2009 - construction, deconstruction, reconstruction

Part III: Sociology of policing

4: Cop cultures

5: Demystifying the police: social research and police practice

6: Mystifying the police: the media presentation of policing

Part IV: Law and politics

7: Police powers and accountability

8: Conclusion: beyond Life on Mars: a history of the future

Robert Reiner, Professor of Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science

Review(s) from previous edition

""The publication of the third edition marks an important rearticulation of the constabulary ethic and the doctrine of policing... the new encyclopaedists who follow in Reiner's wake will struggle to define the politics of policing for their time - James Sheptycki, Durham University in Policing and Society

"This is a first class academic book that can be as engrossing as a novel, even for a non-expert on the subject. It will be of use to anyone who comes into contact with the police regularly and aid the understanding of anyone who has an opinion on any aspect of the police or policing." - The Criminal Lawyer