Third party policing
By: by Lorraine Mazerolle and Janet Ransley.
Contributors: Ransley, Janet.
Series: Cambridge studies in criminology; Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Crime prevention -- United States; Police-community relations -- United States
Description: This book represents a major shift in contemporary crime control practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Governance, risk and crime control; title: Policing and the new regulatory state; title: Dimensions of third party policing; title: In the shadow of the law; title: Controlling drug problems; title: Controlling crime problems; title: Equity, side effects and accountability; title: Directions for the future.