1st Edition
Governing the Police Experience in Six Democracies
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Every modern democracy in our increasingly complex world must confront a fundamental problem: how should politicians manage police, ensuring that they act in the public interest while avoiding the temptation to utilize them in a partisan manner? Drawing on first-hand experiences from six democracies, the authors describe how frequently disagreements arise between politicians and police... Read more
Acknowledgments
1 A Democratic Dilemma
Part I: Contexts
2 When Things Go Wrong
3 History and Research
4 Settings and Systems
Part II: The Practice of Police Governance
5 Governing at the Cutting Edge
6 Advice about Managing
Part III: Re-thinking Police Governance
7 Why Governance Fails
8 The Changing Contexts of Governance
9 Improving Police Governance
Index
Biography
David Bayley
