The politics of the police.
- Fifth edition / Benjamin Bowling, Robert Reiner, James Sheptycki.
- xvii, 358 pages
Previous edition: 2010.
I. Policing : theory and research -- Watching the watchers : theory and research in policing studies -- Theories and models of police and policing -- II. History -- Out of the blue : the establishment and diffusion of the modern police from the French revolution to the twentieth century -- Learning the blues : the establishment and legitimation of professional policing in Britain 1829-2018 -- III. Social research on contemporary policing practice and imagery -- The police role, function and effects -- A fair cop? Policing and social justice -- Below, beyond, and above the police : pluralization of policing -- Cop cultures -- The politics of global policing -- Police and media -- IV. Law and politics -- Police powers and accountability -- Conclusion : histories of the future.