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Policing and Security in Practice

Challenges and Achievements

By: Tim Prenzler (Editor)

Hardcover

Published: 5th April 2012
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Modern policing is a vital institution for the defense of political and civil rights, and the protection of citizens from crime and fear of crime. Private security is also playing an increasingly important role in crime prevention and order maintenance, and also in protecting government assets and services. At the same time, crime and disorder remain major problems in contemporary societies, and there are ongoing issues of integrity and competency in many police departments and in the security industry.

Policing and Security in Practice: Challenges and Achievements addresses questions of 'best practice' across police and security work by focusing on what the scientific literature says about how to achieve optimal outcomes in law enforcement, crime prevention and professional standards. Each chapter is written by subject experts with many years of research experience and collaborative work with policing and security agencies. The book is a highly readable, inspiring and fully grounded guide to achieving the best in policing and security.

List of Tables and Figuresp. ix
Prefacep. x
Series Editor's Introductionp. xiv
Notes on Contributorsp. xvi
Policing to a Different Beat: Measuring Police Performancep. 1
Legitimacy and Policingp. 20
The Suppression of Organized Crime: New Approaches and Problemsp. 37
Policing Contemporary Protestsp. 56
Integrating Intelligence into Policing Practicep. 74
The Effectiveness of Traffic Policing in Reducing Traffic Crashesp. 90
Approaches to Improving Organizational Effectiveness: The Impact of Attraction, Selection and Leadership Practices in Policingp. 110
Corruption Prevention and Complaint Managementp. 130
Public-Private Crime Prevention Partnershipsp. 149
Safety in Policing and Securityp. 168
Making the Most of Security Technologyp. 186
Optimizing Security through Effective Regulation: Lessons from Around the Globep. 204
Indexp. 221
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ISBN: 9780230300569
ISBN-10: 0230300561
Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 5th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.3 x 14.3  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.43