The case against paramilitary policing

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The case against paramilitary policing

Tony Jefferson

(Crime, justice, and social policy)

Open University Press, 1990

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-151) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780335093250

Description

Jefferson argues that paramilitarism substantially contributes to the problem it claims to minimalize. The evidence is drawn from analysis of a range of public disorder events, a look at similar work in the USA and Australia, fieldwork observations and interviews with a police patrol monkey.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - minimum force
  • a "contingent" historical "view from below"
  • impartiality, discretion and the real world of policing disorder
  • policy, supervision and the dominance of the occupational dimension
  • effectiveness or amplification? the work structure in action
  • inside the work structure - processes of amplification
  • general summary and concluding remarks.
Volume

ISBN 9780335093267

Description

Jefferson argues that paramilitarism substantially contributes to the problem it claims to minimalize. The evidence is drawn from analysis of a range of public disorder events, a look at similar work in the USA and Australia, fieldwork observations and interviews with a police patrol group.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - minimum force
  • a "contingent" historical "view from below"
  • impartiality, discretion and the real world of policing disorder
  • policy, supervision and the dominance of the occupational dimension
  • effectiveness or amplification? the work structure in action
  • inside the work structure - processes of amplification
  • general summary and concluding remarks.

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  • NCID
    BA11925369
  • ISBN
    • 0335093264
    • 0335093256
  • LCCN
    90032541
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Milton Keynes [England] ; Philadelphia
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 161 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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