Community, Policing and Accountability: The Politics of Policing in Manchester in the 1980s - Hardcover

McLaughlin, Eugene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856284883 ISBN 13: 9781856284882

Publisher: Avebury, 1994

Synopsis

Originally published in 1994, this work examines the different models of police accountability that were implemented in the 1980s. Based on research carried out in Manchester, the work discusses local government efforts to construct a new social contract between the police and the community. The research is considered within the wider theoretical debates about the nature of participatory democracy. The conclusion argues that there is an urgent need to confront the complexities of constructing satisfactory police-community relations in Britain's inner cities. It evaluates whether the reorganization of policing at the time would lead to a more accountable police service. It was one of the first books in this country to argue for an abolitionist position that is now central to BLM debates. Today it can be read against the backdrop of ongoing debates of police accountability and police race relations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Avebury
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856284883
• ISBN 13: 9781856284882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208