Policing and Criminology

by Craig Paterson, Ed Pollock

Overview

A concise and up to date introduction to criminology for those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees in policing, police studies and related subjects. It provides an introduction to criminological perspectives on the development of the police service over the last 200 years alongside an overview of contemporary themes. Key topics include the changing role of policing, police governance and accountability, policing philosophies and strategies and the globalisation of policing. The book also examines the role criminology has played in the modernisation agenda and police reform, the shift to evidence-led policing, and the relationship between criminological theory and police practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857254139
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/26/2011
Series:	Policing Matters Series
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Craig joined Sheffield Hallam University in January 2007 as a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, having previously worked at the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety at Buckinghamshire New University.

Table of Contents

1 An introduction to criminology 1

2 Policing and society 20

3 The evolution of policing in the twentieth century 37

4 Theories of police culture 55

5 Police reform and the restoration of community policing 72

6 Policing in a multi-agency context 90

7 Police ethics, values and legitimacy 110

8 The globalisation of policing 128

9 Policing in the twenty-first century: towards the active community? 145

Index 161