What Works in Policing

David H. Bayley
Oxford University Press, 1998 - Political Science - 249 pages
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What Works in Policing provides state-of-the-art information about the usefulness of various
police practices and strategies. Designed for graduate and undergraduate courses in
contemporary policing, this text covers general police strategies such as mobile patrol,
emergency response, and community policing. It focuses on particular crime problems such
as habitual offenders and spouse assaults, and examines the strategies police have devised to
control such criminal acts. The text consists of articles of evaluation research, including
several famous studies that have been conducted over the past 30 years. By providing actual
research studies, this text gives students the opportunity to consider the quality and adequacy
of contemporary social science research. The text allows students to discuss whether research
has been done well and to explore the issues of research design and method. Each chapter
begins with a short essay discussing the strategic and evaluation context of the reprinted
study. The text concludes with a short chapter discussing evaluation research and how to
judge whether the research is good enough to accept. It also explores the integral role of
police practitioners and social scientists. What Works in Policing not only explores the
efficiency of contemporary policing, it reveals the strengths and weaknesses of our
knowledge about the police.
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Alan Wright
Routledge, Dec 6, 2012 - Social Science - 224 pages
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This book provides a highly readable introduction to the role and function of
the police and policing, examining the issues and debates that surround this.
It looks at the 'core functions' of the police, the ways in which police
functions have developed, their key characteristics, and the challenges they
face. From the outset questions are asked about the conceptual contestability
and ambiguity of policing, and different views of police roles are addressed
in turn: policing as social control, crime investigation, managing risk,
policing as community justice, and as a public good.
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Paradoxes of Police Work

Douglas Perez
Cengage Learning, Jan 1, 2010 - Social Science - 368 pages
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Through the eyes of a former police officer, Paradoxes of Police Work, 2nd edition leads the
reader through the policies and inherent contradictions of law enforcement as described with
real cop experiences and realities. In tell it like it is fashion, this book offers examples of reallife situations that occur constantly in the day-to-day operations of routine patrol and offers
glimpses into the frustrations and stresses of law enforcement careers. Paradoxes of Police
Work, 2nd edition tackles subjects that many academic texts and field books too often ignore.
Controversial issues are often glossed over in other books, but their importance cannot be
dismissed. Confronting them can lead to a better understanding of the profession, which can
in turn create better professionals. Whether the book is used as a reader to support an
academic course or in law enforcement training, the thought-provoking and insightful topic
coverage clarifies the paradoxes in modern police work. Paradoxes of Police Work, 2nd
edition is strongly suggested for introductory courses and academies, as well as for anyone
considering a career in law enforcement.
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Policing: Development and Contemporary

Practice (Google eBook)

Peter Joyce
SAGE, Oct 20, 2010 - Social Science - 272 pages
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This lively and comprehensive text combines an overview of the historical development of
policing in the UK, with discussion of current debates and practice. It provides a global and
comparative context, in order to shed light on contemporary issues.