The police in society
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The police in society
(Routledge library editions, . Police and policing ; v. 25)
Routledge, 2023, c1979
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
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Note
Reprint. Originally published: London : Eyre Methuen, 1979
Bibliography: p. 334-343
Includes index
ISBN for subseries set: 9781032411149
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In 1964 Ben Whitaker, who later defeated a former Home Secretary to become Hampstead's first ever Labour MP and a Junior Minister, wrote The Police to try and reconcile (in his own words) 'the very different impression police officers make when, as a barrister, one is defending from when one is prosecuting in court'. This book was widely praised as 'The best and most impartial book that has yet been written on the police' (Lord Gardiner); 'The most truthful picture to date' (Sunday Times); 'Valuable' (Observer); 'Terse and telling' (Sunday Telegraph); 'Excellent, generous and sensible' (Punch).
After that time, the crime situation seriously deteriorated, as uncertainties about the exact nature of the police's role in a democracy multiplied. Ben Whitaker spent five years interviewing policemen and others, and in this title, originally published in 1979, almost entirely rewrote his assessment and proposals for ameliorating the situation. Perceptively, critically yet impartially, he analyses the effectiveness, sociology, misconduct, and future of the police, and suggests radical reforms in their powers and relationship with the public.
The Police in Society was timely and essential reading for anybody concerned with the human rights of individuals in a democratic society at the time and today can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.
Table of Contents
1. Eye of the Storm: The Public's Police 2. The Role of the Police: Force or Service? 3. The Price of Effectiveness 4. Freedom, and Freedom From Crime 5. State and Police: National or Provincial? 6. The Police Officer's Lot 7. Quis Custodiet: Policing the Police 8. The Cost of Freedom: The Police's Future. Appendices: A. The Judge's Rules B. The New System for Complaints C. Terms of the Trade: Some Police and Criminal Slang. Bibliography. Index.
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