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Behind the Uniform: Policing in Britain and America

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Behind the Uniform: Policing in Britain and America

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The police are a central institution of social control in Britain, yet surprisingly they have remained largely unresearched by sociologists. This book brings together the most recent findings and uses a wide variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives to study both the internal organization of the police and their power within the social structure. The authors examine the actual content ofpolice work with its crime-fighting and social service aspects, the growth of police unionism and the public image of the police, fostered through co-operation with the press or portrayed in television series like The Sweeney and Z Cars. The collection includes a historical survey of the Metropolitan Police and a discussion of such topical issues as police/race relations and the police and the law. This book marshals much needed evidence on the characteristics ofcontemporary policing in Britain and at the same time explains the difficulties inherent in the role of the police in society —not least the fundamental question of how to control police action.
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Published: English, Original: English
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0312031939
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