1st Edition

Community, Policing and Accountability The Politics of Policing in Manchester in the 1980s

By Eugene McLaughlin Copyright 1994
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1994, this work examines the different models of police accountability that were implemented in the 1980s. Based on research carried out in Manchester, the work discusses local government efforts to construct a new social contract between the police and the community. The research is considered within the wider theoretical debates about the nature of participatory... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  1. The Politics of Police Accountability  2. Theoretical Concerns  3. Policing Manchester 1976-81  4. Police Committee and Community Liaison  5. City Council and Police Monitoring  6. Losing the Fight for Police Accountability  7. Police Authority and Community Liaison  8. City Council and Community Safety  9. Unsettled Accounts.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Eugene McLaughlin