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Book SynopsisToday''s police agencies are in a period of both crisis and reform as they try to improve their ability to deliver public safety to citizens in ways that are effective, legitimate, and sustainable. Evidence-based policing offers one such solution - an approach which emphasises the value that research can bring to police officers and, by extension, the public they serve.However, evidence-based policing is not just about the process of understanding and evaluating police practices. It is also about translating and using that knowledge in daily police activities. This unique book examines the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of various police practices and provides tools to help turn research into practice. Part I gives a practitioner''s definition of evidence-based policing, a primer on how to judge and interpret research findings, and a review of the Evidence-Based Policing Matrix, a tool for translating research on police crime control interventions. In Part II the authors review the breadth of knowledge about policing interventions for people, places, communities, and technology, focusing on how to optimize operations based on this information. Tools and ideas that can assist in implementing evidence-based practices into patrol, investigations, supervision, management, crime analysis, and leadership are provided in Part III. Finally, in Part IV the authors speak to researchers about how they might continue to work with police agencies to advance evidence-based policing.Table of ContentsPART I. THE BASICS OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING; PART II. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO POLICING; PART III. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING; PART IV. RESEARCHERS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative Handbook provides a clear and detailed introduction to cyber crime, offering you an effective operational guide to the complexities and challenges of investigating cyber-related crimes. Written by a team of cyber crime experts, this unique book provides all police practitioners and partners with an operational reference and resource addressing all manner of cyber crime threats, including online anti-social behaviour, hate crime, organised cyber crime, fraud, online child exploitation, and cyber terrorism and the terrorist use of the internet. Presented in three main parts, Part 1 offers an overview of the different types of cyber crime along with explanations of the national structures and strategies in place to combat them, as well as case studies and scenarios. Part 2 offers practical guidance on the different categories of cyber crime and features contributions from organizations such as the National Crime Agency, and Part 3 covers the key legislation, police poweTable of ContentsPART I: UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT FROM CYBER CRIME; PART II: RESPONDING TO CYBER CRIME; PART III: INVESTIGATING CYBER CRIMES; PART IV: CYBER LAW; APPENDICES

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and reliable, Blackstone''s Handbook for Policing Students 2024 is the ideal companion for the multitude of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses, degree holder entry and degree apprenticeships, to the police constable entry programme. The book will also be of interest to Specials and PCSOs, especially those looking to join a police service as a constable.Divided into six parts, representing key stages in your progression from entry into policing, to initial training and then confirmation, the Handbook leads you through each topic, covering theory, discussion, and practice while helping you to develop your skills of analysis, problem solving, and forms of reasoning. Coupled with a clear structure and accessible style, the book will provide you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner. Key topics covered include stop, search, and entry; alcohol and Table of ContentsPart I Professional Policing in England and Wales 1: Introducing the Handbook 2: Maintaining Professional Standards 3: Understanding the Police Constable Role 4: Decision-making and Discretion 5: Evidence-based Policing and Problem Solving Part II Core Policing Values and Behaviours 6: Wellbeing and Resilience 7: Valuing Difference and Inclusion 8: Leadership and Teamwork 9: Managing Conflict Part III Core Aspects of Police Work 10: Response Policing 11: Policing Communities 12: Information and Intelligence 13: Conducting Investigations 14: Digital Policing 15: Counter Terrorism 16: Policing the Roads Part IV Processing Policing 17: Criminology and Crime Prevention 18: Criminal Justice 19: Public Protection, Victims, and Witnesses 20: Vulnerability and Risk Part V Specific Aspects of Police Work 21: Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Use 22: Unlawful Violence Against Persons and Premises 23: Theft, Fraud, and Related Offences 24: Sexual Offences 25: Weapons Offences 26: Damage to Buildings and Other Property 27: Attempts, Conspiracy, and Encouraging or Assisting Crime

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Book SynopsisBlackstone''s Police Operational Handbook 2024 is the only book specifically designed for police officers while out on patrol. Covering a wide range of common offences, it clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation, providing offence definitions, points to prove, and practical considerations. At a glance, you can access everything you need to make a quick, informed decision in a host of everyday policing situations. The seventeenth edition of this highly regarded and successful Handbook is fully updated to include all recent legislative developments and further changes to the law.Whatever your role - police patrol officer, supervisor, student police officer, PCSO, or Special Constable - this is an invaluable tool for operational personnel.Table of Contents1: Police Powers 2: Assaults and Violence 3: Crime - Dishonesty 4: Crime - General 5: Drugs 6: Sexual Offences and Assaults 7: Public Disorder and Nuisance 8: Firearms, Fireworks, and Weapons 9: Alcohol and Licensing 10: Road Traffic 11: General - Patrol Appendix 1: Human Rights Appendix 2: Useful Contacts Appendix 3: Traffic Data Appendix 4: Firearms Offences Appendix 5: Religious Dates and Events

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Book SynopsisBlackstone''s Police Q&As 2025 are the essential revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. They are created to follow Blackstone''s Police Manuals, the only study guides endorsed by the College of Policing, providing the most authoritative means of self-testing outside of the promotion examinations.Blackstone''s Police Q&A Volume 3: General Police Duties 2025 contains hundreds of multiple-choice questions designed to reinforce knowledge and understanding of the General Police Duties Manual. Each question, presented in the ''Type A'' format, has a detailed and comprehensive answer that highlights not only the correct response, but also the reasoning so that you understand the law and how it should be applied in practice and, as importantly, why the incorrect responses are wrong. This is essential for building your understanding of the syllabus and how it will be examined and also allows candidates to highlight any gaps or weaknesses in their knowledge. Each Q&A includes full cross-references to the relevant Manual paragraphs, while a question checklist helps you track your progress.The 2025 editions of this popular series contain important updates, reflecting changes to the 2025 versions of the Blackstone''s Police Manuals and the NPPF Syllabus 2025. This edition of General Police Duties includes new questions from across the 2025 syllabus, in line with legislative and case law updates. Other titles in the series include Crime Q&A 2025 and Evidence and Procedure Q&A 2025.Blackstone''s Police Q&As are also available as part of our online Blackstone''s Police Manuals and Q&As service: http://www.blackstonespoliceservice.comThis product is not endorsed by the College of Policing.

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Book SynopsisBlackstone''s Police Operational Handbook 2025 is the only book specifically designed for police officers while out on patrol. Covering a wide range of common offences, it clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation, providing offence definitions, points to prove, and practical considerations. At a glance, you can access everything you need to make a quick, informed decision in a host of everyday policing situations. The eighteenth edition of this highly regarded and successful Handbook is fully updated to include all recent legislative developments and further changes to the law.Whatever your role - police patrol officer, supervisor, student police officer, PCSO, or Special Constable - this is an invaluable tool for operational personnel.

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and reliable, Blackstone''s Handbook for Policing Students 2025 is the ideal companion for the multitude of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses, degree holder entry and degree apprenticeships, to the police constable entry programme. The book will also be of interest to Specials and PCSOs, especially those looking to join the police service as a constable.Divided into five parts, representing key stages in your progression from entry into policing, to initial training and then confirmation, the Handbook leads you through each topic, covering theory, discussion, and practice while helping you to develop your skills of analysis, problem solving, and forms of reasoning. Coupled with a clear structure and accessible style, the book will provide you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner. Key topics covered include stop, search, and entry; alcohol and drug offences; sexual offences; interviewing; and intelligence, as well as policing communities and wellbeing. Those aspects of police training which are common to all new entrants are clearly identified. There are specific chapters on evidence-based policing and understanding the Police Constable role, making the Handbook the ideal resource whether you are entering policing through a pre-join scheme or through an alternative qualification route.

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised, fourth edition of the successful Blackstone's Preparing for Police Duty is an ideal introduction to the police service, offering comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the roles and responsibilities of the police as well as training and police powers.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition I would recommend it to anyone considering the police, as it is excellent for preparing for the process. * Claire Wright, Area Training Officer for Medway police *I currently use this book alongside my studies, and I would recommend it to people like myself on the same course or interested in a police career. * Kayleigh Rhodes, Policing Studies Student, University of Wolverhampton *Table of ContentsPART I: THE POLICE; PART II: THE JOB; PART III: RECRUITING AND TRAINING; PART IV: POLICING POWERS; APPENDICES

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas with reprisals and extrajudicial killings. Prisoners and suspects were abused and shot, the homes and shops of their families and supporters were burned, and the British government was accused of imposing a reign of terror on Ireland. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries and the part they played in the Irish Trade Review...lifts the lid on a discreditable episode of recent British history and paves the way for future research. * Nigel Jones, History Today *...careful analysis ... * Eunan O'Halpin, Irish Times *While the Black and Tans served for less than two years, their disastrous deployment has lived long in Irish cultural memory. Through dispassionate research and fastidiously marshalled sources, D. M. Leeson undermines many enduring misapprehensions that still surround this most controversial of police forces. * Peter Geoghegan, Times Literary Supplement *A fresh, often exciting narrative that convinces the reader that there has indeed been a distortion in the general image of the men in these two forces...The Black and Tans will repay close reading by anyone interested in those savage years of the Irish War of Independence, when trust was hard to come by and brotherhood a flexible term for many involved in the horrors. Leeson has convincingly questioned a great deal of received opinion, and probed the way it was received in the first place. * Stephen Wade, Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsPreface ; Maps ; List of abbreviations ; Note to the reader ; Introduction ; 1. The Two-Headed Ass: Coalition policy and Coalition Policing in Ireland ; 2. 'The Dark Hours are Dreaded': The War of Independence in West Galway ; 3. Constabulary in Khaki: The Black and Tans ; 4. Dr. Tudor's Beast Folk: The Auxiliary Division ; 5. One-Sided War: Police and Auxiliaries in Combat ; 6. 'Come Out, Sinn Fein!' Analysing Police Reprisals ; 7. The Devil's Work: Explaining Police Reprisals ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas with reprisals and extrajudicial killings. Prisoners and suspects were abused and shot, the homes and shops of their families and supporters were burned, and the British government was accused of imposing a reign of terror on Ireland. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries and the part they played in the Irish Trade ReviewReview from previous edition While the Black and Tans served for less than two years, their disastrous deployment has lived long in Irish cultural memory. Through dispassionate research and fastidiously marshalled sources, D. M. Leeson undermines many enduring misapprehensions that still surround this most controversial of police forces. * Peter Geoghegan, Times Literary Supplement *A fresh, often exciting narrative that convinces the reader that there has indeed been a distortion in the general image of the men in these two forces...The Black and Tans will repay close reading by anyone interested in those savage years of the Irish War of Independence, when trust was hard to come by and brotherhood a flexible term for many involved in the horrors. Leeson has convincingly questioned a great deal of received opinion, and probed the way it was received in the first place. * Stephen Wade, Times Higher Education *...lifts the lid on a discreditable episode of recent British history and paves the way for future research. * Nigel Jones, History Today *Table of ContentsPreface ; Maps ; List of abbreviations ; Note to the reader ; Introduction ; 1. The Two-Headed Ass: Coalition policy and Coalition Policing in Ireland ; 2. 'The Dark Hours are Dreaded': The War of Independence in West Galway ; 3. Constabulary in Khaki: The Black and Tans ; 4. Dr. Tudor's Beast Folk: The Auxiliary Division ; 5. One-Sided War: Police and Auxiliaries in Combat ; 6. 'Come Out, Sinn Fein!' Analysing Police Reprisals ; 7. The Devil's Work: Explaining Police Reprisals ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisEncapsulating new policing developments under the Coalition, this book examines the major reform proposals and reports brought in since May 2010, including the Winsor Report, and analyses what these changes mean for the future of policing in England and Wales.Trade ReviewThere is much to be gained from a close reading of Brain's book, not least a deeper understanding of the contours of recent developments in policing in recent decades. As a former chief constable with academic credentials, Brain writes with authority and insider status. The certainty that characterises many senior police officers is evident, balanced with academic rigour and good style. The book, I predict, will be valued as much as a history and analysis of the present as a forecast of possible futures. * Rob C. Mawby, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Policing 2010: Labour's legacy ; 2. 'The Big Society': Conservative Political Philosophy and its Implications for Policing ; 3. Where Did it Go Wrong? The Police and the Conservatives ; 4. Armageddon or Necessary Readjustment: Police Finances and the Coalition ; 5. Reform or Politicization? The Coalition and Police Constitutional Change ; 6. The New Police Landscape: Pay, Conditions and Pensions ; 7. The New Police Landscape: Organization ; 8. The Policing Environment: Politics, Society, Economics and their Implications for Policing ; 9. Operational Policing: Crime, Antisocial Behaviour, Disorder and Confidence ; 10. A Future for Policing?

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Book SynopsisThe product of an 18 month empirical study which examined the use of restorative justice for hate crime in the United Kingdom, this book draws together theory and practice in order to examine the causes and consequences of hate crime victimisation. Hate Crime and Restorative Justice: Exploring Causes, Repairing Harms also identifies the key process variables within restorative practice that can help to repair the harms of hatred. In doing so, it challenges commonly held conceptions of both ''hate crime'' and ''restorative justice'' through its use of qualitative research of restorative interventions across the UK. The study''s findings provide original data on the contextual variables that are intrinsic to both the cause and effect of hate-motivated offences, revealing complex socio-cultural and socio-economic factors that are fundamental, both to our understanding of hate crime and to how such incidents can be best resolved. Through meticulous analysis and discussion, the book also provides new information on how restorative processes can be used to repair the harms of hate and challenge the prejudices which give rise to hate-motivated conflicts. The issue of group identity and cultural ''difference'' amongst participants of restorative justice is explored and examined through the use of detailed case studies, allowing assessment of whether dialogical barriers to reconciliation can limit the success of restorative processes. In particular, the notion of ''community'', a fundamental concept of restorative justice theory and practice, is reconceptualised by exploring both its healing and harming features. Utilising data from the first study of its kind, Hate Crime and Restorative Justice draws together theoretical assumptions about restorative philosophy and empirical evidence of its use for hate crime to offer a more holistic understanding of how restorative justice can help repair the harms caused by processes of hate, while simultaneously challenging the identity-based prejudices that continue to pervade our multicultural communities.Trade ReviewThe book is a must read for anyone with an interest in dialogue based approaches to conflicts with a power element . . . This book presents original findings while combining them with the limited literature on the matter to alert reformists that restorative justice is not easy, and that appropriate training, safeguards and processes must be in place. * Theo Gavrielides, Internet Journal of Restorative Justice *This book provides a thought-provoking theoretical basis and empirical justification for a restorative, rather than retributive, response, as well as case histories and practical information, useful to anyone planning a service to tackle this kind of harmful or criminal behaviour. * Martin Wright, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Conceptualising hate Crime for restorative justice ; 2. Conceptualising restorative justice for hate crime ; 3. The harms of hate crime: from structural disadvantage to individual identity ; 4. Repairing the harms of everyday hate crime: exploring community mediation and the views of restorative practitioners ; 5. Restorative policing and hate crime ; 6. Secondary victimisation, state participation and the importance of multi-agency partnerships ; 7. The perils of 'community' in restorative justice: from theory to practice ; 8. Humanising 'difference' and challenging prejudice through restorative dialogue ; Conclusion: Uncovering hidden truths

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Book SynopsisThis text presents firsthand accounts of East and West German police officers on their daily patrols through Berlin, aiming to illustrate why Germans remain deeply divided. The result is a theory of identity that describes how experiences of otherness/sameness are constructed in social interaction.Trade Review"A curious puzzle lies at the heart of Glaeser's skillful ethnography.... The dominant reason given for unifying Germany was a shared nationality. Yet as Glaeser convincingly illustrates, the process of unification has foundered on the very shoals of cultural difference.... This book is fascinating, theoretically rich, and empirically rewarding." - Martha Lampland, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Viewing Each Other through Space 2. The Political Organization of Identification 3. Times Ajar 4. Performing Work 5. Challenging Sincerity 6. Individual Rights and the Morality of States 7. Building, Shifting, and Transgressing the Public-Private Divide Conclusion List of Acronyms or Abbreviations References Index ??

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Book SynopsisWhen the Berlin wall fell and the reunification of Germany began, Willy Brandt predicted that 'what belongs together will now grow together.'This study of Berlin's police force in the aftermath of reunification shows that forty years of separation left the nation with deep rifts.Trade Review"A curious puzzle lies at the heart of Glaeser's skillful ethnography.... The dominant reason given for unifying Germany was a shared nationality. Yet as Glaeser convincingly illustrates, the process of unification has foundered on the very shoals of cultural difference.... This book is fascinating, theoretically rich, and empirically rewarding." - Martha Lampland, American Journal of Sociology

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Book SynopsisPoliticians, citizens, and police agencies have long embraced community policing, hoping to reduce crime and disorder by strengthening the ties between urban residents and the officers entrusted with their protection. This book reveals the reasons why it rarely, if ever, works.Trade Review"Excellent. Citizens, Cops, and Power provides a solid empirical foundation to the view that community policing is very limited in practice. Furthermore, grounding the study in political theories of community gives this book a much broader appeal beyond the substantive study of policing. It is a significant contribution to political sociology, geography, and community studies." - Jonathan Simon, University of California, Berkeley"

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Book SynopsisOn July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. This book tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath.Trade Review"This is the most honest, accurate, and heartfelt look beneath the surface of the NYPD that I've ever read. This writer understands cops. The core event, the 1997 raid that prevented a Brooklyn subway bombing, moves with the pace of a thriller, yet Jennifer Hunt perfectly, movingly captures the thoughts and emotions of the cops involved. It's a rare accomplishment to get cops to pour out their hearts like this." - Ed Dee, retired NYPD Lieutenant, author of The Con Man's Daughter"

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Book SynopsisPolicing as a global form is often fraught with excessive violence, corruption, and even criminalization. These sorts of problems are especially omnipresent in postcolonial nations such as India, where Beatrice Jauregui has spent several years studying the day-to-day lives of police officers in its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. In this book, she offers an empirically rich and theoretically innovative look at the great puzzle of police authority in contemporary India and its relationship to social order, democratic politics, and security. Jauregui explores the paradoxical demands placed on Indian police, who are at once routinely charged with abuses of authority at the same time that they are asked to extend that authority into any number of both official and unofficial tasks. Her ethnography of their everyday life and work demonstrates that police authority is provisional in several senses: shifting across time and space, subject to the availability and movement of resources, and

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Book SynopsisPolicing as a global form is often fraught with excessive violence, corruption, and even criminalization. These sorts of problems are especially omnipresent in postcolonial nations such as India, where Beatrice Jauregui has spent several years studying the day-to-day lives of police officers in its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. In this book, she offers an empirically rich and theoretically innovative look at the great puzzle of police authority in contemporary India and its relationship to social order, democratic politics, and security. Jauregui explores the paradoxical demands placed on Indian police, who are at once routinely charged with abuses of authority at the same time that they are asked to extend that authority into any number of both official and unofficial tasks. Her ethnography of their everyday life and work demonstrates that police authority is provisional in several senses: shifting across time and space, subject to the availability and movement of resources, and

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Book SynopsisMartin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.Trade Review"From its aptly noirish title on, Martin Preib's The Wagon and Other Stories from the City has the rightness of authenticity about it. From the perspective of a cop, he fashions a compelling view of the Chicago Algren once called 'the dark city.' There's a unique quality to his stories, which manage to be broodingly meditative even as their narrative drive keeps you turning pages." -Stuart Dybek"

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Book SynopsisMartin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.

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Book SynopsisThat the president uniquely represents the national interest is a political truism, yet this idea has been transformational, shaping the efforts of Congress to remake the presidency and testing the adaptability of American constitutional government.Trade Review“Read narrowly, Power Shifts shows how notions of ‘presidential representation’ periodically convinced members of Congress to confer new authority and responsibility upon the presidency. More deeply, though, this book interrogates the role of ideas—as distinct from interests—in shaping political debates about institutional reform. Just behind all the partisan wrangling over executive power are long-standing disagreements about the possibilities of presidential leadership. Dearborn reveals their elements and significance for all to see. This book is simply magnificent.” -- William G. Howell, University of Chicago“A book for our age and for ages to come, Power Shifts shows how America’s presidential edifice has been built and sustained by Congress’s twentieth-century wrestling with presidential representation: the metaphor of a single nation anointing a single person. Along the way, Dearborn offers a fresh narrative of the modern executive and a forceful reminder that the life of ideas in politics rests in the institutional changes that embody them.” -- Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University"This is a propulsive book. . . and Dearborn keeps the reader engaged through fascinating details about legislation that Congress passes in the midst of the 20th century that not only sets up policy outcomes but also provides the president with the power to create those outcomes." * New Books Network *"In Power Shifts, John Dearborn provides a very insightful, persuasive, and engaging account of some of the most important congressional activity of the 20th century–namely, legislative efforts to expand or rein in presidential authority and capacity in key policy areas. . . . Through a well-developed argument and an excellent qualitative research design, Dearborn shows that these institutional changes were shaped by prevailing ideas about presidential and congressional decision-making. . . . Dearborn marshals a remarkable array of evidence, including hundreds of contemporaneous statements by members of Congress and opinion leaders, to show convincingly that ideas have shaped the development of the institutional presidency and the power of the two branches." * Congress & the Presidency *"Power Shifts: Congress and Presidential Representation is an ambitious and impressive exploration of 'presidential representation,' the idea that the president will lead in a manner that is best for the entire country because the president represents the whole nation... Throughout the book, Dearborn revisits major congressional policy choices and explains what role presidential representation may have played. He consults a wide range of evidence to support his arguments, including archival documents from several collections." * Political Science Quarterly *"In his remarkable book, Dearborn provides copious primary source evidence to support his thesis, and each of the case studies presents new and important information for understanding one major facet of the expansion of presidential power." * Perspectives on Politics *"John A. Dearborn’s Power Shifts is one of the best books on American political development that I have read in a very long time. His research is well-written, meticulous, and keenly sensitive to the kind of historical and documentary evidence necessary to support his causal claims that the major reforms of the presidency in the 20th century were a function of the power of an idea, presidential representation. Power Shifts goes beyond telling a good story; it is social science at its best. I recommend this book to all interested in American political development, the presidency, the power of ideas, and representation theory; quite a broad audience." * Party Politics *"Dearborn provides a very insightful, persuasive, and engaging account of some of the most important congressional activity of the 20th century. Through a well-developed argument and an excellent qualitative research design, Dearborn shows that these institutional changes were shaped by prevailing ideas about presidential and congressional decision-making." * Congress & The Presidency *Table of ContentsPreface Rethinking a Political Truism 1 Introduction: Legislating Presidential Power 2 Ideas and Political Development Part I Institutional Choice: Creating the Institutional Presidency, 1910–49[TN1] 3 Presidential Budgeting 4 Presidential Economic Policymaking 5 Presidential Reorganization Authority 6 Presidential National Security Authority Part II Institutional Durability: Reconsidering the Institutional Presidency, 1970–84 7 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Budgeting 8 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Economic Policymaking 9 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Reorganization Authority 10 Congressional Pushback against Presidential National Security Authority 11 Conclusion: Ideas and the Politics of Adaptability Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThat the president uniquely represents the national interest is a political truism, yet this idea has been transformational, shaping the efforts of Congress to remake the presidency and testing the adaptability of American constitutional government.Trade Review“Read narrowly, Power Shifts shows how notions of ‘presidential representation’ periodically convinced members of Congress to confer new authority and responsibility upon the presidency. More deeply, though, this book interrogates the role of ideas—as distinct from interests—in shaping political debates about institutional reform. Just behind all the partisan wrangling over executive power are long-standing disagreements about the possibilities of presidential leadership. Dearborn reveals their elements and significance for all to see. This book is simply magnificent.” -- William G. Howell, University of Chicago“A book for our age and for ages to come, Power Shifts shows how America’s presidential edifice has been built and sustained by Congress’s twentieth-century wrestling with presidential representation: the metaphor of a single nation anointing a single person. Along the way, Dearborn offers a fresh narrative of the modern executive and a forceful reminder that the life of ideas in politics rests in the institutional changes that embody them.” -- Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University"This is a propulsive book. . . and Dearborn keeps the reader engaged through fascinating details about legislation that Congress passes in the midst of the 20th century that not only sets up policy outcomes but also provides the president with the power to create those outcomes." * New Books Network *"In Power Shifts, John Dearborn provides a very insightful, persuasive, and engaging account of some of the most important congressional activity of the 20th century–namely, legislative efforts to expand or rein in presidential authority and capacity in key policy areas. . . . Through a well-developed argument and an excellent qualitative research design, Dearborn shows that these institutional changes were shaped by prevailing ideas about presidential and congressional decision-making. . . . Dearborn marshals a remarkable array of evidence, including hundreds of contemporaneous statements by members of Congress and opinion leaders, to show convincingly that ideas have shaped the development of the institutional presidency and the power of the two branches." * Congress & the Presidency *"Power Shifts: Congress and Presidential Representation is an ambitious and impressive exploration of 'presidential representation,' the idea that the president will lead in a manner that is best for the entire country because the president represents the whole nation... Throughout the book, Dearborn revisits major congressional policy choices and explains what role presidential representation may have played. He consults a wide range of evidence to support his arguments, including archival documents from several collections." * Political Science Quarterly *"In his remarkable book, Dearborn provides copious primary source evidence to support his thesis, and each of the case studies presents new and important information for understanding one major facet of the expansion of presidential power." * Perspectives on Politics *"John A. Dearborn’s Power Shifts is one of the best books on American political development that I have read in a very long time. His research is well-written, meticulous, and keenly sensitive to the kind of historical and documentary evidence necessary to support his causal claims that the major reforms of the presidency in the 20th century were a function of the power of an idea, presidential representation. Power Shifts goes beyond telling a good story; it is social science at its best. I recommend this book to all interested in American political development, the presidency, the power of ideas, and representation theory; quite a broad audience." * Party Politics *"Dearborn provides a very insightful, persuasive, and engaging account of some of the most important congressional activity of the 20th century. Through a well-developed argument and an excellent qualitative research design, Dearborn shows that these institutional changes were shaped by prevailing ideas about presidential and congressional decision-making." * Congress & The Presidency *Table of ContentsPreface Rethinking a Political Truism 1 Introduction: Legislating Presidential Power 2 Ideas and Political Development Part I Institutional Choice: Creating the Institutional Presidency, 1910–49[TN1] 3 Presidential Budgeting 4 Presidential Economic Policymaking 5 Presidential Reorganization Authority 6 Presidential National Security Authority Part II Institutional Durability: Reconsidering the Institutional Presidency, 1970–84 7 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Budgeting 8 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Economic Policymaking 9 Congressional Pushback against Presidential Reorganization Authority 10 Congressional Pushback against Presidential National Security Authority 11 Conclusion: Ideas and the Politics of Adaptability Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement. The past few years have seen Americans express passionate demands for police transformation. But even as discussion of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and body cameras has exploded, any changes to police procedures have only led to the same outcomes. Despite calls for increased accountability, police departments have successfully stonewalled change. In The Policing Machine, Tony Cheng reveals the stages of that resistance, offering a close look at the deep engagement strategies that NYPD precincts have developed with only subsets of the community in order to counter any truly meaningful, democratic oversight. Cheng spent nearly two years in an unprecedented effort to understand the who and how of police-community relationship building in New York City, documenting the many ways the police strategically distributed power and privilege within the community to increase their owTrade Review“A brilliant analysis of the mechanisms the NYPD uses to cultivate political power. If Skogan and Hartnett’s Community Policing, Chicago Style was the must-read book on neighborhood policing of the twentieth century, I predict Cheng’s contribution will be the must-read book on the topic of the twenty-first." -- Tracey Meares, Yale University“The Policing Machine shows that the public acceptance of police is not an inevitability created by lack of alternatives for public safety, but the product of a complex apparatus of consent and coercion that helps constitute the very public police purport to serve and protect.” -- Jonathan Simon, UC Berkeley"The Policing Machine is the most important study of policing I’ve ever read. It applies a crucial relational and institutional analysis of community policing in New York City from an independent perspective. Cheng’s emphasis on de-monopolizing policing’s role in public safety offers a useful way forward for anyone seeking to bring serious change to city approaches to public safety." -- Robert Vargas, University of Chicago"This title about police departments will appeal to concerned citizens and policy makers." * Library Journal *"A hard-hitting exposé of the organizational structures and political maneuvering that thwart police reform." * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Machinery of Police-Community Relations 1. Channeling Heterogeneous Demands 2. Cultivating Local Constituents 3. Distributing Power and Privilege 4. Inducing Public Endorsements 5. Resisting the Policing Machine Conclusion. From Machine to Movement Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement. The past few years have seen Americans express passionate demands for police transformation. But even as discussion of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and body cameras has exploded, any changes to police procedures have only led to the same outcomes. Despite calls for increased accountability, police departments have successfully stonewalled change. In The Policing Machine, Tony Cheng reveals the stages of that resistance, offering a close look at the deep engagement strategies that NYPD precincts have developed with only subsets of the community in order to counter any truly meaningful, democratic oversight. Cheng spent nearly two years in an unprecedented effort to understand the who and how of police-community relationship building in New York City, documenting the many ways the police strategically distributed power and privilege within the community to increase their owTrade Review“A brilliant analysis of the mechanisms the NYPD uses to cultivate political power. If Skogan and Hartnett’s Community Policing, Chicago Style was the must-read book on neighborhood policing of the twentieth century, I predict Cheng’s contribution will be the must-read book on the topic of the twenty-first." -- Tracey Meares, Yale University“The Policing Machine shows that the public acceptance of police is not an inevitability created by lack of alternatives for public safety, but the product of a complex apparatus of consent and coercion that helps constitute the very public police purport to serve and protect.” -- Jonathan Simon, UC Berkeley"The Policing Machine is the most important study of policing I’ve ever read. It applies a crucial relational and institutional analysis of community policing in New York City from an independent perspective. Cheng’s emphasis on de-monopolizing policing’s role in public safety offers a useful way forward for anyone seeking to bring serious change to city approaches to public safety." -- Robert Vargas, University of Chicago"This title about police departments will appeal to concerned citizens and policy makers." * Library Journal *"A hard-hitting exposé of the organizational structures and political maneuvering that thwart police reform." * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Machinery of Police-Community Relations 1. Channeling Heterogeneous Demands 2. Cultivating Local Constituents 3. Distributing Power and Privilege 4. Inducing Public Endorsements 5. Resisting the Policing Machine Conclusion. From Machine to Movement Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this text, Christopher Wilson examines narratives of police power in crime news, popular fiction and film, showing how they reflect and influence the real strategies of law enforcement on the beat, in the squad room and in urban politics.

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Book SynopsisIn this text, Christopher Wilson examines narratives of police power in crime news, popular fiction and film, showing how they reflect and influence the real strategies of law enforcement on the beat, in the squad room and in urban politics.

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Book SynopsisHuda Mukbil shares her experiences as a Black Arab-Canadian Muslim intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her dazzling account reveals how racism, misogyny, and Islamophobia undermine not only individuals, but institutions and the national interest – and how addressing this can tackle populism and misinformation.Trade Review“A gripping, illuminating account of an accomplished intelligence officer’s battle against systemic discrimination at Canada’s spy service. Mukbil pulls aside the curtain and shows us the many roadblocks faced by racialized professionals. Rich in detail, this is an extraordinary and highly readable book.” Robert Fife, Globe and Mail bureau chief, Ottawa“Mukbil’s captivating memoir shows that love for one’s country must be sutured with the courage to speak the truth: a bravery both required and despised in Canadian national intelligence circles. She deftly navigates the complicated landscape of belonging in Canada and gives a defiant and resilient voice to the psychological toll of systemic racism.” Debra Thompson, author of The Long Road Home"Mukbil is a trailblazer in a secret world often dominated by men. Her powerful story combines an invaluable contribution to counterterrorism in Canada and Britain with a never-before-seen picture of spy agencies. It is utterly absorbing." Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes“After years of work in one of the country’s most opaque institutions, Mukbil offers the kind of candid prose on race, identity, and inclusion that’s rare to find on Canadian bookshelves. Straightforward and courageous, Agent of Change artfully unravels our deepest misconceptions about belonging in our country – and our world.” Erica Lenti, deputy editor, features, at Chatelaine

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn exciting and important book. It tells the story of the day-by-day efforts of the Knapp Commission to expose corruption known to pervade the NYC Police Department but never before proved. The tales told also remind us how easy and tempting corruption can be and how we must be every watchful if we are to avoid the need of a new Knapp Commission. This is a must read for anyone who is concerned about integrity and honesty in government. -- Robert M. Morgenthau, 1975-2009 District Attorney for New York County In this account, both colorful and accurate, of New York City's police corruption scandals uncovered by the Knapp Commission in the 1970's, Michael Armstrong, using the notes he kept while serving as counsel in the investigation, has told not only a tautly drawn and engaging story, but also a cautionary tale for our own time. The characters -- Frank Serpico, the Mayflower Madam, Detective Robert Leuci -- leap from the page; the lesson -- that constant supervision and vigilance are necessary to assure honesty in those who enforce the law -- resonates in every chapter. -- Michael B. Mukasey, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1988 - 2006 An amazing story about the investigation that changed American law enforcement forever. All who work in or study this field should be grateful for the additional information about the Knapp Commission provided in "They Wished They Were Honest," including remarkable transcripts of recordings by a rogues' gallery of undercover operatives. I look forward to the movie. -- Eric T. Schneiderman, New York Attorney General Mike Armstrong is widely regarded as the preeminent authority on police corruption. Armstrong's work in this area began when he became Counsel to the Knapp Commission in the 1970s and has continued to the present as Mayor Bloomberg's Chair of the Commission to Combat Police Corruption. Having investigated and reported on corruption, I believe the significance of Mike's accomplishments cannot be overstated. This book captures the wealth of Mike's historic knowledge and presents his insightful, balanced views. -- Rose Gill Hearn, Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation Anyone interested in urban law enforcement and big city politics will find this book an important, surprising expose of the corruption and reform of police power. Publishers Weekly This is an important book. It tells the inside story of an investigation that changed New York and has great meaning today for law enforcement everywhere. -- Richard L. Thornburgh, Former Attorney General of the United States and Governor of the State of Pennsylvania By breaking the wall of science and powerfully revealing the prevalence of police corruption, the Knapp Commission played a critical role in transforming policing in, not just New York, but the country. Mike Armstrong's brilliant inside account of the Commission's work is as gripping as a novel and a compelling read for anyone interested in criminal justice or in New York City. -- William M. Treanor, dean, Georgetown University Law Center An impartial and detailed account of one of the most corrupt eras in recent police history. Library Journal A must-read for anyone concerned about corrupt cops, past or present. -- Sam Roberts New York Times Armstrong has told a compelling story about a crucial time in the city's history and it is a volume that will be of particular interest for anyone involved in the law or law enforcement and/or issues of government integrity. -- Stephen J. Fearon New York Law Journal Armstrong's account is a reminder to those of us who have forgotten-and an instructive primer to those too young to have ever known-just how pervasively the virus of corruption had infected the corpus of 'New York's Finest.' -- Philip Messing New York Post This is a cracking good story with implications that extend far beyond New York in the 1960s... Recommended. Choice Students of the police and general readers will enjoy Armstrong's lively descriptions and analysis of corruption in the NYPD. -- Wilbur R. Miller New York HistoryTable of ContentsForeword 1. The Beginning 2. Staffing and Funding 3. Lurching Into Action 4. Gabe 5. Teddy and Xaviera 6. The Great Meat Robbery 7. George 8. Some Rough Spots 9. Leuci 10. Toody and Muldoon 11. Batman and Robin 12. Waverly Logan 13. Super Thief 14. The Freshman 15. Phillips at Work 16. Problems 17. Tank and Slim 18. Phillips 19. The Dynamic Duo-Again 20. The Eve of the Hearings 21. The Public Hearing: Phillips's Testimony 22. The Public Hearings: Droge 23. Serpico 24. Aftermath 25. Phillips-Epilogue 26. Special Prosecutor 27. Reflections Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn absolutely fascinating book ... Really interesting stories and insights * RTÉ Radio 1 *An absolute must-read ... as page turning as a crime novel * Irish Examiner *

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Book SynopsisAn intrepid and reasoned call for empowerment over incarcerationTrade ReviewReceived one of the PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Awards from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 2011. "This is an important, timely, and well-informed consideration of one of the major social issues of our democracy. The essays are relevant, varied, and written from the perspectives of committed activists, offering both a sophisticated understanding of the complexities of the prison-industrial complex and a refreshingly useful set of practical, tested paths toward action."--Judith A. Scheffler, editor of Wall Tappings: An International Anthology of Women's Prison Writings, 200 A.D. to the PresentTable of ContentsContributors are Buzz Alexander, Rose Braz, Travis L. Dixon, Garrett Albert Duncan, Stephen John Hartnett, Julilly Kohler-Hausmann, Daniel Mark Larson, Erica R. Meiners, Janie Paul, Lori Pompa, Jonathan Shailor, Robin Sohnen, and Myesha Williams.

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Book SynopsisAn intrepid and reasoned call for empowerment over incarcerationTrade ReviewReceived one of the PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Awards from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 2011. "This is an important, timely, and well-informed consideration of one of the major social issues of our democracy. The essays are relevant, varied, and written from the perspectives of committed activists, offering both a sophisticated understanding of the complexities of the prison-industrial complex and a refreshingly useful set of practical, tested paths toward action."--Judith A. Scheffler, editor of Wall Tappings: An International Anthology of Women's Prison Writings, 200 A.D. to the PresentTable of ContentsContributors are Buzz Alexander, Rose Braz, Travis L. Dixon, Garrett Albert Duncan, Stephen John Hartnett, Julilly Kohler-Hausmann, Daniel Mark Larson, Erica R. Meiners, Janie Paul, Lori Pompa, Jonathan Shailor, Robin Sohnen, and Myesha Williams.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fine contribution to police history. Recommended."--Choice "The author tells a compelling story. Richly researched and nicely written it can be recommended to all interested in Chicago political labor history. It shows how the police were created and developed due to immigrant workers and new ideologies finding their way in America."--Journal of Illinois History"A valuable, well-informed examination of the formative period in the development of the American police."--The Journal of American History "Sam Mitrani's excellent book, The Rise of the Chicago Police Department: Class and Conflict, 1850-1894 provides a very timely analysis of the growth of the professional police force in the United States. . . . Mitrani's analysis provides a crucial view into the 'messiness and contradictory nature of state building' and highlights how such institutions are shaped, and reshaped by specific interest in order to meet their needs. This book is a must for students of organized labor, police power, and urban development alike."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society"Sam Mitrani's The Rise of the Chicago Police Department: Class and Conflict, 1850-1894 offers a timely consideration of the relationship between democracy, industrial capitalism, and state building. . . . The result is a well-argued and researched analysis with important insights for those interested in questions related to the late nineteenth-century capitalism, the rise of the state, and the diminishing of democracy."--Labor"This excellent book leaves no doubt that in Chicago, 'a military-style police department' emerged not as a general manifestation of the modernization of urban services but 'to keep order in the face of the threats posed by a mobile class of wage workers.'"--The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era"A compelling story. Richly researched and nicely written it can be recommended to all interested in Chicago political and labor history. . . . Thanks to Sam Mitrani, we have a better understanding of the rise of the Chicago Police Department in nineteenth-century America."--Journal of Illinois History

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Book SynopsisThe story of retired superintendent Dr Leroy Logan, MBE, one of the black officers who helped change the MetTrade ReviewI was amazed and intrigued by the way Leroy had stood his ground and progressed within the Metropolitan Police against so many obstacles: hostility, outright racism and being repeatedly overlooked for promotion. -- Steve McQueen, from the Foreword I have known Leroy for many years and have always been impressed with his ability to look at issues from different angles, to work in partnership with others and not to be afraid of making tough decisions. This timely book is a must for anyone who has a heart for justice in our society, offering a deeper understanding of the issues and hope for a better tomorrow. -- Patrick Regan OBE, CEO of Kintsugi Hope Leroy Logan is a great example of achievement against all the odds. -- The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover Logan tells his story well . . . Readers will benefit from getting to know this clear-thinking, courageous man and the culture he tried to change. * Christianity *

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Book SynopsisClosing Ranks is the enthralling autobiography of Leroy Logan, brilliantly portrayed by John Boyega in Steve McQueen’s award-winning film anthology Small Axe.

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Book SynopsisHow vagrancy, as legal and imaginative category, shaped the role of policing in colonialism, racial formation, and resource distributionTrade Review“A superb book. Its historical depth and geographical breadth accomplishes far more than most literary scholars, writing on this topic, have done in recent years.”—Betty Joseph, Rice University“A cultural criticism built on the close reading of texts, a model of careful and conscientious reading, and a vital contribution to our understanding of literature’s ideological work.”—Eugenia Zuroski, McMaster University“Nicolazzo finds the roots of modern policing in the earliest days of the American colonies and traces compelling connections between the local minutiae of vagrancy law and the vast, brutal sweep of British imperial expansion.”—Charlotte Sussman, Duke University“Reading lyric poetry, fiction, and memoir together with statutory law and the bureaucratic ephemera of various legal functionaries, Sal Nicolazzo dramatically expands our understanding of policing and of the practices and narratives that accompanied it in the early modern period.”—Simon Stern, University of Toronto

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