1st Edition

From Fate to Choice Private Bobbies, Public Beats

By Michael McManus Copyright 1995
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

In the 1990s private security patrols in public places were occurring in many areas of the UK and moving closer to that traditional domain of the public police – streets and neighbourhoods. Such a phenomenon was ripe for sociological enquiry and, accordingly, this book, originally published in 1995, provides a focused interpretation of six key concepts, each central to the equity debate on... Read more

Acknowledgements  1.An Introduction to an Agency of Social Control  2. Research Environments, Methods and Issues  3.The State and the Market: Contrasting Views  4.Motives  5.Community and Functional Characteristics  6.Relationships  7.Crime Control  8.Conclusions and Policy Implications. Bibliography. Index.

Biography

Michael McManus