272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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these are just two of the issues addressed by Les Johnston, who argues that policing, far from being the exclusive preserve of public personnel, is an activity undertaken by a mixture of public, private, and quasi-public agents. His book reviews the history of private policing, examines developments of current concern, and finally considers the implications of these developments both for the... Read more
Preface Section 1: Historical and Political Background 1. Private Policing: Before and After the 'New Police' 2. Ideologies of Public and Private Provision Section 2: Private Policing: Current Developments and their Policy Implications 3. Privatization and Public Policing 4. The Private Security Sector I: Structure and Control 5. The Private Security Sector II: Activities 6. Hybrid Policing 7. Citizenship and Self-Policing: Responsible Citizenship 8. Citizenship and Self-Policing II: Autonomous Citizenship Section 3: Theoretical Conclusions 9. New Directions in the Sociology of Policing 10. Privatization and Social Control
Biography
Johnston, Les
`Mr Johnston has provided an eminently comprehensive guide to the extent of private and quasi-private policing and a detailed comparison of the functions, organisation and ideology of the public and private police and security forces.' - Justice of the Peace
'Well-written and thoughtfully argued' - British Society of Criminology Newsletter
