Bowling, Benjamin,

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.

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Police--Great Britain.
Police--Political activity--Great Britain.
Police power--Great Britain.
Police--Social aspects--Great Britain.

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