Uniform Behavior : Police Localism and National Politics

Andrea Mcardle

ISBN 10: 1403971706 / ISBN 13: 9781403971708

Published by Springer Nature B.V., 2006

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book places in historical context the continuing push-pull dynamics between national politics and the entrenched tradition of local control over law enforcement in the U.S. Drawing on the present sense of urgency around the War on Terror and earlier national political initiatives that have sought to influence law enforcement at the local level, this multidisciplinary collection addresses key questions about how national and geopolitical developments come to shape local policing, and inform who decides how, and to what end, local police forces will maintain public order, interact with local communities, and address issues of accountability, oversight, and reform.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uniform Behavior : Police Localism and National Politics
• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403971706
• ISBN 13: 9781403971708
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 19D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 498 grams

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Synopsis

This book places in historical context the continuing push-pull dynamics between national politics and the entrenched tradition of local control over law enforcement in the U.S. Drawing on the present sense of urgency around the War on Terror and earlier national political initiatives that have sought to influence law enforcement at the local level, this multidisciplinary collection addresses key questions about how national and geopolitical developments come to shape local policing, and inform who decides how, and to what end, local police forces will maintain public order, interact with local communities, and address issues of accountability, oversight, and reform.

About the Author

Stacy K. McGoldrick is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cal Poly Pomona. Andrea McArdle is Associate Professor of Law, City University of New York School of Law.