Description |
viii, 216 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
CAPSM series |
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CAPSM series
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Contents |
Pt. I. The Crime Problem. 1. The Politicisation of Crime / Max Bingham. 2. Can Police Prevent Crime? / Ross Homel -- Pt. II. Contemporary Issues. 3. Changing Police Practices Through Program Management / Michael Boswell. 4. The Impact of Technology / Jim Allen. 5. Privatisation of Policing / Keith Bryett -- Pt. III. Managing the Police. 6. A New Accountability: Education and the Liberation of Policing / David Bradley and Patrick Cioccarelli. 7. Managing a Hierarchical Para-military Organisation / Mick Palmer. 8. Independent External Civilian Review of Police Conduct / Colleen Lewis. 9. Informal Resolution / Dennis Meadus -- Pt. IV. Policing Society. 10. It's Accountability, Stupid! / David Bayley. 11. Policing and the New World Order: An International Relations Perspective / Chris Black and Joanne Wright -- Pt. V. Police and Politics. 12. Police Corruption: Tradition and Evolution / Vincent Henry. 13. The Political and Social Constraints to Reform / Douglas Smith |
Summary |
Un-Peeling Tradition: Contemporary Policing is about the relevance of current policing techniques to Australian society and its future development. It also considers the inherent resistance of the police to change. The various issues addressed are divided into five broad themes: The Crime Problem, Contemporary Issues, Managing the Police, Police and Society, and Police and Politics. The authors represent authorities in police theory and practice from as far apart as New York and Tasmania, London and Darwin. The value of this text lies in its interdisciplinary approach to the topics covered. It introduces the reader to some of the most urgent, controversial and perplexing questions in modern policing. Where is policing going? What will be its future role? How will it be controlled? In what sort of society will it have to operate? What sorts of new crimes might be faced and where and how is crime generated? |
Analysis |
Crime prevention |
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Management techniques |
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Police corruption |
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Policing |
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Public service accountability |
Notes |
'Centre for Australian Public Sector Management' |
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CIP confirmed |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [194]-212) and index |
Subject |
Police administration -- Australia.
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Police -- Australia.
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Author |
Bryett, Keith.
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Lewis, Colleen.
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Centre for Australian Public Sector Management
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LC no. |
94224662 |
ISBN |
0732927862 |
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