178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the late 1980s, the conventional wisdom informing the policing of public order events was that of paramilitarism: militarily trained and equipped units with a special responsibility to deal quickly and effectively with outbreaks of disorder. The philosophy behind the paramilitary response suggested that the training, discipline and specialization entailed ensured that the response was... Read more
Series Editor’s Introduction. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Minimum Force: A ‘Contingent’ Historical ‘View from Below’ 3. Impartiality, Discretion and the Real World of Policing Disorder 4. Policy, Supervision and the Dominance of the Occupational Dimension 5. Effectiveness or Amplification? The Work Structure in Action 6. Inside the Work Structure: Processes of Amplification 7. General Summary and Concluding Remarks. References. Index.
Biography
Tony Jefferson
