Handbook Of Intelligent Policing: Consilience, Crime Control, and Community Safety

. Ed(s): Grieve, John; MacVean, Allyson; Harfield, Clive; Phillips, David

ISBN 10: 0199533121 / ISBN 13: 9780199533121

Published by Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2008

About this Item

This edited volume sets out, in a range of essays from leading experts and practitioners, the main concepts and philosophies behind the practical framework for intelligence gathering and analysis in UK policing. It is the first of its kind to give the theoretical context of current police practice across a wide range of intelligence-related areas. Editor(s): Grieve, John; MacVean, Allyson; Harfield, Clive; Phillips, David. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKSW1; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook Of Intelligent Policing: Consilience, Crime Control, and Community Safety
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199533121
• ISBN 13: 9780199533121
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the last twenty-five years, there has been a growing awareness of the role of intelligence within law enforcement activity. This edited volume on intelligence is the first of its kind to draw together in one volume scholarly and practical perspectives on intelligence in policing. In a range of essays from leading experts and practitioners, this book sets out the main concepts and philosophies behind the practical framework for intelligence gathering and analysis in UK policing.

About the Author

Professor John Grieve QPM is Professor Emeritus and Chair of the John Grieve Centre for Policing at London Metropolitan University, and a former Director of Intelligence for the Metropolitan Police.
Professor Allyson McVean is Director and Founder of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, London Metropolitan University. She has extensive practical experience of working with police forces on issues of dangerous offender management and community impact assessments, and thus brings a third party perspective to the partnership use of intelligence.
Dr Clive Harfield is Deputy Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety and a police commander and national intelligence officer. Dr Harfield is co-author of two Blackstone's Practical Policing titles, Covert Investigation and Intelligence.
Sir David Phillips is Director of the National Centre of Policing Excellence and former Chief Constable of Kent Police. He was knighted in 2000 for his services to policing and is an honorary fellow of Christ Church, University of Oxford. Sir David is best known for his development of 'intelligence led' policing, his contributions to criminal justice reform and his advocacy of professional skills in investigation. He was a member of the Criminal Justice Council by appointment of the Lord Chancellor.