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Policing citizens : authority and rights / P.A.J. Waddington.

Title
Policing citizens : authority and rights / P.A.J. Waddington.
Author
Waddington, P. A. J.
Publication
London, Uk ; Philadelphia, PA, USA : UCL Press, 1999.

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Description
vii, 303 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
This comparative text serves both as an introduction to contemporary police studies and as an intervention into current debates concerning police reform and practice.
Subject
  • Police
  • Police power
  • Law enforcement
  • Police discretion
  • Citizenship
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-195) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. What is Policing? -- 2. Keeping People in Their Place -- 3. Keeping Dissent in Its Place -- 4. Thought, Talk and Action -- 5. Abusing Authority -- 6. Controlling Police Officers -- 7. Controlling Police Organizations -- 8. Reform and Change.
ISBN
  • 1857286936
  • 1857286928
OCLC
  • 40676620
  • SCSB-10428507
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library