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Author Devroe, Elke

Title Policing European Metropolises : the Politics of Security in City-Regions
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (357 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Crime, Security and Justice
Routledge Studies in Crime, Security and Justice
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; PART I: Introduction; 1. Processes of convergence and divergence in the policy formulation of policing strategies for European metropolises; 1 The changing policy and social scientific discourse on public policing in Europe; 2 Translating the policing of European metropolises; 3 Comparing the formulation of public policing strategies in European metropolises: a conceptual framework
4 Comparing metropolitan policing strategies in the context of multiple internal security fields: a conceptual framework5 Organisation of the book; Note; Bibliography; 2. European national police systems and metropolitan realities; 1 Introduction; 2 An analytical tool for the Policing European Metropolises Project; 3 Historical diverse police systems; 4 Territorial divided police systems; 5 Unified police systems; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; PART II: Convergence: The dominance of national states in agenda setting
3. France: Governing metropolises: The false pretences of metropolisation1 The emergence of local regimes of security; 2 Metropolisation as a discontinuous process hurting co-production; 3 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 4. Portugal: Urban security governance in Portugal: Key elements and challenges; 1 Introduction; 2 Urban security overview; 3 Analysing contemporary urban security governance in Portugal; 4 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 5. Finland: Policing regimes in transition in the Nordic countries: Some critical notes from the Nordic reality; 1 Introduction
2 Societal security and the changing security environment3 Policing the Nordic countries; 4 The essence of the state; 5 Policing Helsinki, the capital of Finland; 6 Policing in transition in the Nordic countries; 7 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 6. Slovenia: Metropolitan policing in post-socialist countries: The case of Slovenia; 1 Introduction; 2 Changes in the concept of policing in Central and Eastern Europe: localisation, privatisation and Europeanisation; 3 The impact of transformations in Central and Eastern Europe on local policing: the case of Slovenia
4 The challenges of local policing in SloveniaNotes; Bibliography; PART III: Divergence: active city-regions pursuing their own policing agendas; 7.1. Italy: Urban policing in Italy: Some reflections from a comparative perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Responsibilisation strategies 'all'italiana'; 3 Centralisation and the punitive turn; 4 Governance through partnership; 5 Police, plural policing and changes in social control in the city; 6 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 7.2. Italy: Policing and urban control in Rome and Milan: A view from the southern edge of Europe; 1 Introduction
Notes 2 Research questions and methodological issues
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Form Electronic book
Author Edwards, Adam
Ponsaers, Paul
ISBN 9781317360193
1317360192
9781317360209
1317360206