Policing and Security in Practice [electronic resource] : Challenges and Achievements /
Prenzler, T.editor.
This volume addresses critical questions about how to achieve the best outcomes from police and security providers by reviewing and critiquing the scientific literature and identifying best practice guidelines. Chapters cover a range of topical issues, including legitimacy, organised crime, public protests and intelligence and investigations.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Series Editor's Introduction; Notes on Contributors; 1 Policing to a Different Beat: Measuring Police Performance; 2 Legitimacy and Policing; 3 The Suppression of Organized Crime: New Approachesand Problems; 4 Policing Contemporary Protests; 5 Integrating Intelligence into Policing Practice; 6 The Effectiveness of Traffic Policing in Reducing TrafficCrashes; 7 Approaches to Improving Organizational Effectiveness: The Impact of Attraction, Selection and Leadership Practices in Policing; 8 Corruption Prevention and Complaint Management
9 Public-Private Crime Prevention Partnerships10 Safety in Policing and Security; 11 Making the Most of Security Technology; 12 Optimizing Security through Effective Regulation: Lessons from Around the Globe; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume addresses critical questions about how to achieve the best outcomes from police and security providers by reviewing and critiquing the scientific literature and identifying best practice guidelines. Chapters cover a range of topical issues, including legitimacy, organised crime, public protests and intelligence and investigations.
Criminology.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Organized crime.
Sociology, Urban.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Prison and Punishment.
Organized Crime.
Urban Studies/Sociology.