What Everyone in Britain Should Know About the Police

David Wilson, John Ashton & Douglas Sharp

ISBN 10: 1841742619 / ISBN 13: 9781841742618

Published by Blackstone Press Ltd, London, 2001

About this Item

Study of the role of the police in modern Britain, highlighting issues such as race, police culture, conduct and accountability. 204pp with index. Minimal wear to edges and corners, otherwise near fine copy with no marks or inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 011923

Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Everyone in Britain Should Know About the Police
• Publisher: Blackstone Press Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841742619
• ISBN 13: 9781841742618
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law/Government/Politics

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Synopsis

Policing in Britain has undergone considerable change since the 1960s and the last 20 years in particular have seen the growth of a more professional and managerial style of policing. This change has been prompted in part by technology, in part by changes in society at large, a growth of public expectations from the criminal justice system, changes in government policy and in part from within the police service itself. At the same time, debate about police conduct and ethics has been fuelled by revelations about police misconduct, miscarriages of justice, and a number of well-publicized cases of racial and sexual discrimination effecting serving officers and the way in which the country is policed. This text is intended to bridge the gap between media exaggeration and academic dryness.

About the Author

David Wilson has worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Prison Reform Trust and is currently Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central England, Birmingham. He presents the television series Crime Squad. John Ashton is a freelance journalist and researcher who is currently working on the television series Trial and Error and Clear My Name. They are the co-authors of What Everyone Should Know About Crime & Punishment. Douglas Sharp is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at U.C.E. and a former Police Chief Superintendent.