Police and security services Books
Zondervan NIV Peacemakers New Testament with Psalms and
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£8.11
Little, Brown & Company The Threat Matrix
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£16.14
Back Bay Books The Mauritanian Originally Published as
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£17.09
Little Brown and Company Walk the Blue Line
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£22.50
Little, Brown & Company The Black and the Blue
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionMatthew Horace was an officer at the federal, state, and local level for 28 years working in every state in the country. Yet it was after seven years of service when Horace found himself face-down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America''s police departments. Using gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts garnered by interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider''s examination of police tactics, which he concludes is an archaic system built on toxic brotherhood. Horace dissects some of the nation''s most highly publicized police shootings and communities highlighted in the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond to explain how these systems and tactics have had detrimental outcomes to the people they serve. Horace provide
£13.29
Back Bay Books Guantnamo Diary Restored Edition
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£18.04
Little Brown and Company Walk the Blue Line
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£24.00
Elsevier Science Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Communications: The Critical Function 2. The Changing Media World 3. The "New" Newsroom 4. Disaster Coverage Past and Present 5. Principles of a Successful Communications Strategy 6. Application of Communications Principles to all Four Phases of Emergency Management 7. Disaster Communications Audiences 8. How to Adapt to the Changing Media Environment 9. Case Studies 10. Climate Change 11. Communicating During a Public Health Crisis 12. Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability in a Changing Media World
£47.45
Palgrave MacMillan UK Youth Policing and Democracy
Book SynopsisThis book is concerned with the place of communication in the troubled relations between the police and young people. Ian Loader presents a forceful critique of managerialism and, from the perspective of critical theory, outlines an alternative way of thinking about policing.Trade Review'In engaging both with young people's experiences of policing, and with the practical issues of how to make their voices heard and of influence, Loader provides a provocative prescription for future arrangements for police governance. This is a valuable book which ought to lead to much more work in this area. Through its example it ought to prompt criminologists working in this field to endeavour to think both theoretically and pragmatically about democratic control of policing.' - Tim Newburn, British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsPreface - Introduction - Policing and the Youth Question: Against Managerialism - Communicative Action, Democracy and Social Research - The Uses and Meanings of Public Space: Belonging, Identity and Safety - Policing Public Space: The Over-Control and Under-Protection of Youth - Transitions in Trouble: Fragmentation, Inclusion and Marginalisation - Talking Blues: Youth, the Police and Prospects for Communication - Towards Discursive Policing - Bibliography - Index
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Presidential Power in Latin America
Book SynopsisWhat explains variance in presidential power between countries? In Presidential Power in Latin America, Dan Berbecel provides a general, systematic theory for explaining presidential power in practice as opposed to presidential power in theory.Using expert survey data from Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) alongside interviews with high-level figures in politics, the judiciary, the public administration, NGOs, and academia in Argentina and Chile, Berbecel argues that constitutional presidential power (formal power) is a very poor predictor of presidential power in practice (informal power). Given the poor predictive value of formal rules, he provides an explanation why hyperpresidentialism emerges in some countries but not in others. Berbecel attributes the root causes of hyperpresidentialism to three independent variables (the strength of state institutions, the size of the president's party in congress, and whether or not the country has a history of economic criTrade Review“Dan Berbecel’s book is an excellent contribution to the literatures on presidentialism, how to limit the likelihood of executive takeovers of democracy, and Latin American politics. It shows that presidents’ de facto powers diverge markedly from their constitutional powers. The book is well researched and written.”Scott Mainwaring, Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science, Notre DameTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Comparing presidential power in theory versus. presidential power in practice in Argentina and Chile 3. The impact of the strength of state institutions on presidential power 4. The impact of the size of the president’s party in congress on presidential power 5. The impact of economic crises on presidential power 6. Conclusion Appendix: Using different measurements than the Corruption Perceptions Index to illustrate the correlation between institutional strength and presidential power
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Cold Cases
Book SynopsisBecause the investigation of cold cases is usually an arduous and time-consuming task, most law enforcement agencies in the United States are not able to dedicate the resources necessary to support the cold case investigation process. However, when those cases are fully pursued and prosecuted, they often result in convictions and lengthy prison terms. Cold Cases: Evaluation Models with Follow-up Strategies for Investigators, Second Edition saves law enforcement time by providing detailed guidelines for determining if a cold case is solvable, and if so, how to organize, manage, and evaluate the investigation. It also provides techniques for developing investigative strategies to complement the evaluation process and resolve the crime.This second edition features a new revised model and methodology for investigating cold cases suitable for all police and public safety agenciesâlarge or small, domestic or international. This new model is more expeditious andTable of ContentsGetting Started: How Do We Prepare to Review and Conduct Cold Case Investigations? What Is a Cold Case and How Did We Get Here? Understanding the Process of Homicide and Those Who Kill. Creating a Cold Case Squad (Concepts for Initialization). The Evaluation Process. Introduction to Evaluation Models and Procedures. A Comprehensive Cold Case Evaluation Model. An Alternative Model for Evaluating Cold Cases. Cold Case Evaluation Model III: Missing Persons. Cold Case Investigation in an Educational Environment: The Dutch Experience. Follow-Up Investigative Strategies. Applying Science and Technology to Cold Cases. Suspectology: The Development of Suspects Using Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Offense Behaviors. Investigative Interviewing: Issues and Concerns Relating to Cold Cases. Cold Cases and Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection of the Investigation. Evaluation Reports and Legal Considerations. Conclusion. Appendix A: Establishing a Police Gray Squad to Resolve Unsolved Homicide Cases. Appendix B: Dutch Victim Assessment Form—Victimology. Appendix C: Suspectology: Case Study 2. Appendix D: Sample Cold Case Evaluation Report. Appendix E: Cold Case Scholarly Sources—Annotated. Bibliography. Index.
£43.69
Random House USA Inc The Innocent Man
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES • “Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime masterpiece that tells the story of small town justice gone terribly awry. In the Major League draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the state of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a twenty-one-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution’s case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.Don’t miss Framed, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, co-authored with Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey.
£15.30
Random House USA Inc The Innocent Man
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES • “Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime masterpiece that tells the story of small town justice gone terribly awry. In the Major League draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the state of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a twenty-one-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution’s case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.Don’t miss Framed, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, co-authored with Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey.
£26.25
Random House USA Inc Helpless Caledonias Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy
Book SynopsisIt officially began on February 28, 2006, when a handful of protesters from the nearby Six Nations reserve walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, then a residential subdivision under construction, and blocked workers from entering. Over the course of the spring and summer of that first year, the criminal actions of the occupiers included throwing a vehicle over an overpass, the burning down of a hydro transformer which caused a three-day blackout, the torching of a bridge and the hijacking of a police vehicle. During the very worst period, ordinary residents living near the site had to pass through native barricades, show native-issued passports, and were occasionally threatened with body searches and routinely subjected to threats. Much of this lawless conduct occurred under the noses of the Ontario Provincial Police, who, often against their own best instincts, stood by and watched: They too had been intimidated. Arrests, where they were made, weren't made contemporaneously, but weeks
£15.72
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Beyond Fear
Book SynopsisMany of us, especially since 9/11, have become personally concerned about issues of security, and this is no surprise. Security is near the top of government and corporate agendas around the globe. Security-related stories appear on the front page everyday. How well though, do any of us truly understand what achieving real security involves?In Beyond Fear, Bruce Schneier invites us to take a critical look at not just the threats to our security, but the ways in which we''re encouraged to think about security by law enforcement agencies, businesses of all shapes and sizes, and our national governments and militaries. Schneier believes we all can and should be better security consumers, and that the trade-offs we make in the name of security - in terms of cash outlays, taxes, inconvenience, and diminished freedoms - should be part of an ongoing negotiation in our personaTrade Review"Does arming pilots make flying safer? Computer security guru Schneier applies his analytical skills to real-world threats like terrorists, hijackers, and counterfeiters. BEYOND FEAR may come across as the dry, meticulous prose of a scientist, but that's actually Schneier's strength. Are you at risk or just afraid? Only by cutting away emotional issues to examine the facts, he says, will we reduce our risks enough to stop being scared." -- Wired "Schneier provides an interesting view of the notion of security, outlining a simple five-step process that can be applied to deliver effective and sensible security decisions. These steps are addressed in detail throughout the book, and applied to various scenarios to show how simple, yet effective they can be....Overall, this book is an entertaining read, written in layman's terms, with a diverse range of examples and anecdotes that reinforce the notion of security as a process." --Computing Reviews "Schneier is a rare creature... Although he made his name as an alpha geek in cryptography... [he] can also speak to laypeople about the general security matters that increasingly touch all of our lives." -- Business Week "Once again Schneier proves that he is the one of few people who indeed understands security, and what is more important and more difficult, can explain complex concepts to people not specializing in security. Whatever your trade and whatever your background, go ahead and read it ..." -- itsecurity.com "In his new book, 'Beyond Fear', Bruce Schneier -- one of the world's leading authorities on security trade-offs -- completes the metamorphosis from cryptographer to pragmatist that began with Secrets and Lies, published in 2000." -- infoworld.comTable of ContentsSensible Security.- All Security Involves Trade-offs.- Security Trade-offs Are Subjective.- Security Trade-offs Depend on Power and Agenda.- How Security Works.- Systems and How They Fail.- Knowing the Attackers.- Attackers Never Change Their Tunes, Just Their Instruments.- Technology Creates Security Imbalances.- Security Is a Weakest-Link Problem.- Brittleness Makes for Bad Security.- Security Revolves Around People.- Detection Works Where Prevention Fails.- Detection Is Useless Without Response.- Identification, Authentication, and Authorization.- All Countermeasures Have Some Value, But No Countermeasure Is Perfect.- Fighting Terrorism.- The Game of Security.- Negotiating for Security.- Security Demystified.
£35.99
WW Norton & Co The Internet Police
Book SynopsisNate Anderson ventures behind the screens of landmark cybercrime cases that test the limits of law and order online.Trade Review"A thought-provoking primer on the state of cybercrime." "Anderson takes readers into the Wild West of the digital world." "As soon as the Internet turned mainstream, a new breed of criminal appeared. The police, who were trained on Agatha Christie novels, took about a decade to catch up. This entertaining and informative book tells their story." -- Bruce Schneier, author of Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Thrive
£12.34
WW Norton & Co City of Light City of Poison
Book SynopsisAppointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder.Trade Review"Tucker is an assiduous researcher and a serious historian, but she also uses her imagination in the style of a novelist...[she] provides a splendidly detailed and at times disgusting picture of the criminal underworld of Paris, and of Madame Voisin and her collaborators." -- Literary Review"It [City of Light, City of Poison is excellent material for a romp... it is never less than gripping and enjoyable, animated by Tucker's eye for detail and the gruesomeness of events." -- The Sunday Telegraph"The best books of this type – of which City of Light, City of Poison is undoubtedly one – combine the narrative energy of crime fiction with the faintly prurient nature of true crime and the academic persistence of the specialist historian." -- Times Higher Education"Concise, clear and thorough, it [City of Light, City of Poison] is a highly readable and even gripping account…" -- Historical Novel Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Security Context in the Black Sea Region
Book SynopsisThis book primarily deals with the role of the regional and extra-regional actors in security issues in the Black Sea region. It assesses the security context of the region in the post-Cold War period and suggests some possible future developments.This book was published as a special issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.Table of ContentsPreface Dimitrios Triantaphyllou 1. The Security Paradoxes of the Black Sea Region Dimitrios Triantaphyllou 2. Geopolitics, (sub)Regionalism, Discourse and a Troubled ‘Power Triangle’ in the Black Sea Yannis Tsantoulis 3. Towards a Comprehensive Regional Security Framework in the Black Sea Region after the Russia-Georgia War Oksana Antonenko 4. Geographical Blessing versus Geopolitical Curse: Great Power Security Agendas for the Black Sea Region and a Turkish Alternative Mustafa Aydin 5. The Impact of the Caucasus Crisis on Regional and European Security Nadia Alexandrova-Arbatova 6. The United States and Security in the Black Sea Region Stephen F. Larrabee 7. Russian and European Neighbourhood Policies Compared Andrew Wilson and Nicu Popescu 8. The European Union and Security in the Black Sea Region after the Georgia Crisis Sabine Fischer 9. Black Sea Security as a Regional Concern for the Black Sea States and the Global Powers Sergiy Glebov 10. Ukraine Needs to Decide its Strategic Alignment Jeffrey Simon
£137.75
Penguin Putnam Inc Lone Star Lawmen The Second Century of the Texas
Book SynopsisBased on unprecedented access to Ranger archives, Lone Star Lawmen chronicles one hundred years of high adventure as told by one of the nation's most respected Western historians. Highlighting the gradual evolution of this celebrated force, Robert M. Utley reveals how the outlaw-pursuing horseback riders of yesteryear became a modern law enforcement agency combating urban crime in Texas's big cities, assisted by the latest advances in forensic science. Modernization didn't mean losing their toughness and independent spirit, however, and Utley predicts how the Rangers will continue to bring justice to the West in the twenty-first century.
£16.20
Basic Books Punishment Without Crime
Book SynopsisPunishment Without Crime provides a sweeping and revelatory new account of America''s broken criminal justice system from the perspective of the paradigmatic American crime-the lowly misdemeanor. While felony trials grab headlines, the petty offense system is far more representative of criminal justice as most Americans actually encounter it. Petty offenses make up 80 percent of state and local criminal dockets; over 13 million misdemeanor cases are filed every year, four times the number of felony cases. Misdemeanors are one of the largest and most unappreciated causes of our criminal system''s size and its harshness-and a crucial source of American inequality.Misdemeanor cases are by definition minor, but their impact is not. Each year, the petty offense process sweeps millions of people from arrest to a guilty plea or conviction. In effect, police get to decide who will be convicted of minor crimes, simply by arresting them for offenses like driving on a suspended
£22.50
University of California Press Migra A History of the U.S. Border Patrol
Book SynopsisReveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics.Trade Review"If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! by UCLA assistant professor of history Kelly Lytle Hernandez. [It] is surprisingly complex and nuanced." Tucson Weekly "A Useful resource for any scholar seeking to understand the complex dynamics of race, migration, and law in the twentieth century." Law & History Review "Hernandez offers well-documented accounts and analysis that bring considerable value to obtaining a resolution to the problem." -- Geri Spieler New York Journal Of Books "Migra! stands as a major contribution, successfully revising our understanding of border policing." -- Eric Vaughn Meeks Journal Of American History "A thorough and substantive study of the United States Border Patrol, or la migra in colloquial Spanish." Hispanic Amer Historical Review "A meticulously researched. interesting, and enjoyable book." The Historian "Migra! is undoubtedly a valuable book, especially as a storehouse of information and as an introduction to a new, international perspective on American immigration. Sections of it will undoubtedly become the foundations of research that will continue to broader our understanding many years into the future." American Book Review "An interesting and valuable book." Historian "The most thorough history of the Border Patrol to date." -- George T. Diaz Southwestern Historical QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Introduction Part One: Formation 1. The Early Years of the U.S. Border Patrol 2. A Sanctuary of Violence: The U.S. Border Patrol in the Greater Texas-Mexico Borderlands 3. The California-Arizona Borderlands 4. Mexico's Labor Emigrants, America's Illegal Immigrants: The Rise of Mexican Emigration Control Part Two: Transformation 5. A New Beginning: World War II and the U.S. Border Patrol 6. The Corridors of Migration Control 7. Uprising: A Farmers' Rebellion Part Three: Operation Wetback and Beyond 8. The Triumphs of {apos}54 9. "The Day of the Wetback Is Over": Migration Control and Crime Control in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Migra
Book SynopsisReveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics.Trade Review"If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! by UCLA assistant professor of history Kelly Lytle Hernandez. [It] is surprisingly complex and nuanced." Tucson Weekly "A Useful resource for any scholar seeking to understand the complex dynamics of race, migration, and law in the twentieth century." Law & History Review "Hernandez offers well-documented accounts and analysis that bring considerable value to obtaining a resolution to the problem." -- Geri Spieler New York Journal Of Books "Migra! stands as a major contribution, successfully revising our understanding of border policing." -- Eric Vaughn Meeks Journal Of American History "An interesting and valuable book." Historian "A thorough and substantive study of the United States Border Patrol, or la migra in colloquial Spanish." Hispanic Amer Historical Review "Migra! is undoubtedly a valuable book, especially as a storehouse of information and as an introduction to a new, international perspective on American immigration. Sections of it will undoubtedly become the foundations of research that will continue to broader our understanding many years into the future." American Book Review "A meticulously researched. interesting, and enjoyable book." The HistorianTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Introduction Part One: Formation 1. The Early Years of the U.S. Border Patrol 2. A Sanctuary of Violence: The U.S. Border Patrol in the Greater Texas-Mexico Borderlands 3. The California-Arizona Borderlands 4. Mexico's Labor Emigrants, America's Illegal Immigrants: The Rise of Mexican Emigration Control Part Two: Transformation 5. A New Beginning: World War II and the U.S. Border Patrol 6. The Corridors of Migration Control 7. Uprising: A Farmers' Rebellion Part Three: Operation Wetback and Beyond 8. The Triumphs of {apos}54 9. "The Day of the Wetback Is Over": Migration Control and Crime Control in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£21.25
University of California Press Race Place and Suburban Policing
Book SynopsisTells the story of social injustice, racialized policing, nationally profiled shootings, and the ambiguousness of black life in a suburban context.This title examines a fraught police-citizen interface, where blacks are segregated and yet forced to negotiate overlapping spaces with their more affluent white counterparts.Trade Review"Boyles brings two fresh perspectives to the table of policing literature. First, her focus is on suburbia rather than the more traditional policing milieu of cities. Second, she expands the conversation from the police to the body politic as a whole. This latter novelty is arguably the most important addition Boyles makes to the policing literature." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books "Rarely do we scrutinize the persistent inequalities between white and black America at the root of these social problems. It is in this context that Andrea Boyles' book Race, Place, and Suburban Policing is so timely... informative." Contemporary Sociology "Boyles presents a unique and innovative understanding of the relationship between race, place, and policing." Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology "Sounding the call for more research into suburbs is Andrea Boyles's very timely Race, Place, and Suburban Policing." Sociological ForumTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword, by Rod K. Brunson Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Race, Place, and Policing in the United States 2 • “You’re nothing but trash over here . . .”: Black Faces in White Places 3 • There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Th e Police Making Contact 4 • “It’s the same song . . .”: The Tragedies of Kevin Johnson and Charles “Cookie” Thornton 5 • The Road to Reconciliation Conclusion and Discussion Epilogue Appendix: Study Participants Notes References Index
£21.25
University of California Press Mirage of Police Reform Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy
Book SynopsisIn the US, the exercise of police authority - and the public's trust that police authority is used properly - is a recurring concern. In this book, the authors argue that the procedural justice model of reform is a mirage.Trade Review"Mirage of Police Reform, by Worden and McLean, is a fresh and timely look at procedural justice, police legitimacy, and community trust... in a very significant way, [it moves] the discussion forward on police and community expectations in still volatile times." * International Criminal Justice Review *"A vital addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *"This research is an exemplary demonstration of not only the power of what Morris Janowitz called the “engineering model” of social science research . . . but also of its limitations. Worden and McLean’s findings, some of them surprising, indicate why the procedural justice reform cannot make much difference." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1. The Procedural Justice Model as Reform 2. Police Departments as Institutionalized Organizations 3. Police Legitimacy 4. Procedural Justice in Citizens’ Subjective Experiences 5. Citizens’ Dissatisfaction in Their Own Words 6. Procedural Justice in Police Action 7. Citizens’ Subjective Experience and Police Action 8. Procedural Justice and Management Accountability 9. Procedural Justice and Street-Level Sensemaking 10. Reflections on Police Reform Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
£27.00
University of California Press Driving While Brown
Book SynopsisA smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful toaccount.2021NPRBooks We LoveJournalism at its best.2022Southwest Books of the Year:Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof Blog Investigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block spent years chronicling the human consequences of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's relentless immigration enforcement in Maricopa County,Arizona. In Driving While Brown, they tell the tale of two opposing movements that redefined Arizona's political landscapethe restrictionist cause advanced by Arpaio and the Latino-led resistance that rose up against it. The story follows Arpaio,his supporters,and his adversaries,including Lydia Guzman,who gathered evidence for a racial-profiling lawsuit that took surprising turns. Guzman joined a coalition determined to stop Arpaio, reform unconstitutional policing, and fight for Latino civil rights. Driving While Brown details Arpaio's transformationfrom America's Toughest Sheriff,who forced inmates to wear pink underwear,into the nation's most feared immigration enforcer who ended up receiving President Donald Trump's first pardon. The authors immerse readers in the lives of people on both sides of the battle and uncover the deep roots of the Trump administration's immigration policies. The result of tireless investigative reporting,this powerful book provides critical insights into effective resistance to institutionalized racism and the community organizing that helped transform Arizona from a conservative stronghold into a battleground state.Trade Review"A work of exemplary reporting." * Kirkus Reviews *"An ‘I-can’t-put-it-down’ book. Even as one who has followed the career of Arpaio for over 25 years, I found it fascinating to learn in detail of the grass-roots movement that arose in opposition to his policies. . . . The authors don’t just relate events, they tell the stories of some of the most noteworthy players in this drama. We get a sense of their humanity, their conflicts, and their struggles. This makes the book not only a definitive treatment of the Arpaio phenomenon, but also a highly readable, gripping story." * KTAR/Think Tank with Mike ONeil * "Meticulously reported. . . . A story of hope, however tentative." * Arizona Republic *"As engaging as it is enraging. . . . Greene Sterling and Joffe-Block do a superb job. . . . Driving While Brown [is] a necessary read that is more than a biography of a blowhard sheriff — it is a chronicle of how seemingly impossible battles are the ones that matter most." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"In their new book, journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block tell the story of the Latinx activists who brought about his downfall – it’s a smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account." * NPR Books/ “Books We Love” *"Immigration Book of the Year" * Immigration Prof Blog *"A comprehensive, readable, and compelling explanation of how a sheriff’s department can veer into illegal activities. . . .An excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"The authors are journalists and their work is rich in detail. . . . This is an excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsPreface Authors' Note List of Selected People in This Book Maps Prologue: Lydia and the Sheriff (2017) Part I Origins (1848–2006) 1 An Immigrant's Son (1923–1993) 2 The Valley Girl (1967–1997) 3 What Made Arizona Chicanos (1848–1983) 4 Restrictionism Takes Root (2003–2005) 5 Arpaio Transformed (2005–2006) Part II Battles (2006–2016) 6 The Movement Rises Up (2006) 7 Hopes and Letdowns (2006–2007) 8 Cave Creek (2007) 9 Tensions at a Phoenix Furniture Store (2007) 10 Mayonnaise Tacos and Easter Baskets (2008) 11 Payback (2008–2009) 12 Drowning in a Glass of Water (2010) 13 Licking Their Chops (2009–2012) 14 Driving While Brown (2012) 15 Why Are You Trembling? (2012–2013) 16 "Ganamos!" (2013–2014) 17 Conspiracy Theories and Videos (2013–2015) 18 "Build the Wall!" (2015–2016) 19 Bazta Arpaio (2016) Part III Changes (2016–2019) 20 The National Arpaio (2016–2017) 21 The Rescue (2017) 265 22 I Don’t Want It to Come Back (2017–2019) Afterword (2020 and Beyond) Acknowledgments Appendix I. Selected Arizona Immigration Laws Appendix II. Selected Federal Lawsuits On Sources Notes List of Author Interviews Bibliography of Unpublished Sources Index
£21.60
University of California Press Badges without Borders
Book SynopsisFrom the Cold War through today, the U.S. has quietly assisted dozens of regimes around the world in suppressing civil unrest and securing the conditions for the smooth operation of capitalism. Casting a new light on American empire, Badges Without Borders shows, for the first time, that the very same people charged with global counterinsurgency also militarized American policing at home. In this groundbreaking exposé, Stuart Schrader shows how the United States projected imperial power overseas through police training and technical assistanceand how this effort reverberated to shape the policing of city streets at home. Examining diverse records, from recently declassified national security and intelligence materials to police textbooks and professional magazines, Schrader reveals how U.S. police leaders envisioned the beat to be as wide as the globe and worked to put everyday policing at the core of the Cold War project of counterinsurgency. A smoking gun book, Badges without Borders offers a new account of the War on Crime, law and order politics, and global counterinsurgency, revealing the connections between foreign and domestic racial control.Trade Review"In his distressing and erudite history, Schrader documents how many of the tools and tactics adopted by American police over the past half century were originally deployed to fight communism abroad. His argument, which Badges Without Borders persuasively demonstrates, is that the era of intensified American policing that began in the 1960s cannot be understood outside the context of the Cold War national-security state." * Bookforum *"Badges Without Borders helps us to better understand the nature of police power and the dangerous allure of reform." * Punishment & Society *"Shows how the logic of policing and counterinsurgency, as developed in interlinked ways both and home and abroad, were and remain inseparable from racialized logics that see empowerment of non-whites as inherently subversive of the established order." * Small Wars Journal *“This is a meaningful addition to the literature on law, criminology, sociology, political science, and history. . . . Highly recommended.” * CHOICE *"Schrader’s new history of the carceral state is an important resource for scholars, public policy reformers, and political activists alike." * Boston Review *"Badges without Borders makes a groundbreaking contribution to the literature on the carceral state." * Law & Social Inquiry *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction 1 • Rethinking Race and Policing in Imperial Perspective 2 • Byron Engle and the Rise of Overseas Police Assistance 3 • How Counterinsurgency Became Policing 4 • Bringing Police Assistance Home 5 • Policing and Social Regulation 6 • Riot School 7 • The Imperial Circuit of Tear Gas 8 • Order Maintenance and the Genealogy of SWAT 9 • “The Discriminate Art of Indiscriminate Counter-revolution” Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Badges Without Borders
Book SynopsisFrom the Cold War through today, the U.S. has quietly assisted dozens of regimes around the world in suppressing civil unrest and securing the conditions for the smooth operation of capitalism. Casting a new light on American empire, Badges Without Borders shows, for the first time, that the very same people charged with global counterinsurgency also militarized American policing at home. In this groundbreaking exposé, Stuart Schrader shows how the United States projected imperial power overseas through police training and technical assistanceand how this effort reverberated to shape the policing of city streets at home. Examining diverse records, from recently declassified national security and intelligence materials to police textbooks and professional magazines, Schrader reveals how U.S. police leaders envisioned the beat to be as wide as the globe and worked to put everyday policing at the core of the Cold War project of counterinsurgency. A smoking gun book, Badges without BorTrade Review"In his distressing and erudite history, Schrader documents how many of the tools and tactics adopted by American police over the past half century were originally deployed to fight communism abroad. His argument, which Badges Without Borders persuasively demonstrates, is that the era of intensified American policing that began in the 1960s cannot be understood outside the context of the Cold War national-security state." * Bookforum *"Badges Without Borders helps us to better understand the nature of police power and the dangerous allure of reform." * Punishment & Society *"Shows how the logic of policing and counterinsurgency, as developed in interlinked ways both and home and abroad, were and remain inseparable from racialized logics that see empowerment of non-whites as inherently subversive of the established order." * Small Wars Journal *“This is a meaningful addition to the literature on law, criminology, sociology, political science, and history. . . . Highly recommended.” * CHOICE *"Schrader’s new history of the carceral state is an important resource for scholars, public policy reformers, and political activists alike." * Boston Review *"Badges without Borders makes a groundbreaking contribution to the literature on the carceral state." * Law & Social Inquiry *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction 1 • Rethinking Race and Policing in Imperial Perspective 2 • Byron Engle and the Rise of Overseas Police Assistance 3 • How Counterinsurgency Became Policing 4 • Bringing Police Assistance Home 5 • Policing and Social Regulation 6 • Riot School 7 • The Imperial Circuit of Tear Gas 8 • Order Maintenance and the Genealogy of SWAT 9 • “The Discriminate Art of Indiscriminate Counter-revolution” Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Policing Life and Death
Book SynopsisIn her exciting new book, Marisol LeBrón traces the rise of punitive governance in Puerto Rico over the course of the twentieth century and up to the present. Punitive governance emerged as a way for the Puerto Rican state to manage the deep and ongoing crises stemming from the archipelago's incorporation into the United States as a colonial territory. A structuring component of everyday life for many Puerto Ricans, police power has reinforced social inequality and worsened conditions of vulnerability in marginalized communities. This book provides powerful examples of how Puerto Ricans negotiate and resist their subjection to increased levels of segregation, criminalization, discrimination, and harm. Policing Life and Death shows how Puerto Ricans are actively rejecting punitive solutions and working toward alternative understandings of safety and a more just future.Trade Review"Lebron’s book is well-written and [we] recommend it, especially for scholars or policymakers interested in an interdisciplinary assessment of the implementation of repressive policies against crime." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"For both local and foreign readers, the book present an ideal model of an exhaustive case study, embodied though detailed descriptions that help us understand how deadly policies manifest themselves in a colonial context. . . . Lebrón’s book is ideal for anyone interested in the effects of punitive governance in colonial contexts." * Latino Studies *"LeBrón effectively expose[s] . . . the cyclical destruction of colonial capitalism in the neoliberal period. In the Puerto Rican case, capital flight and the erosion of social programs and economic opportunities precipitated a series of crises—unemployment, crime, debt, dilapidated infrastructure—and those crises were used to justify further austerity and privatization, which exacerbated existing crises, spawned new ones, and continued the cycle. LeBrón’s notion of punitive governance fits neatly within this narrative." * New Labor Forum *"Marisol LeBrón brilliantly traces the origins and evolution of punitive governance in Puerto Rico. . . . [and her book] is a major contribution to American studies, history, urban studies, geography, and other fields." * AAG Review of Books *"LeBrón masterfully blurs latinx, black, carceral, feminist, queer, and critical ethnic studies. . . . Policing Life and Death will be the standard for contemporary studies of policing in Puerto Rico going forward." * H-Net *"The book’s framing of the issues, its solid research methodology, and diversity of approaches to the analysis of crime, policy responses, and resistances, makes for a great critique of the legitimacy and role of the state in contemporary social relations." * Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association *"Presents a timely and hopeful book to the canon of Puerto Rico, policing, and colonialism." * Black Perspectives *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: They Don’t Care If We Die 1 • A War against the Victims 2 • Colonial Projects 3 • Underground 4 • The Continued Promise of Punishment 5 • Policing Solidarity 6 • #ImperfectVictims 7 • Security from Below Postscript: Broken Windows and Future Horizons after the Storm Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Policing Life and Death
Book SynopsisIn her exciting new book, Marisol LeBrón traces the rise of punitive governance in Puerto Rico over the course of the twentieth century and up to the present. Punitive governance emerged as a way for the Puerto Rican state to manage the deep and ongoing crises stemming from the archipelago's incorporation into the United States as a colonial territory. A structuring component of everyday life for many Puerto Ricans, police power has reinforced social inequality and worsened conditions of vulnerability in marginalized communities. This book provides powerful examples of how Puerto Ricans negotiate and resist their subjection to increased levels of segregation, criminalization, discrimination, and harm. Policing Life and Death shows how Puerto Ricans are actively rejecting punitive solutions and working toward alternative understandings of safety and a more just future.Trade Review"Lebron’s book is well-written and [we] recommend it, especially for scholars or policymakers interested in an interdisciplinary assessment of the implementation of repressive policies against crime." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"For both local and foreign readers, the book present an ideal model of an exhaustive case study, embodied though detailed descriptions that help us understand how deadly policies manifest themselves in a colonial context. . . . Lebrón’s book is ideal for anyone interested in the effects of punitive governance in colonial contexts." * Latino Studies *"LeBrón effectively expose[s] . . . the cyclical destruction of colonial capitalism in the neoliberal period. In the Puerto Rican case, capital flight and the erosion of social programs and economic opportunities precipitated a series of crises—unemployment, crime, debt, dilapidated infrastructure—and those crises were used to justify further austerity and privatization, which exacerbated existing crises, spawned new ones, and continued the cycle. LeBrón’s notion of punitive governance fits neatly within this narrative." * New Labor Forum *"Marisol LeBrón brilliantly traces the origins and evolution of punitive governance in Puerto Rico. . . . [and her book] is a major contribution to American studies, history, urban studies, geography, and other fields." * AAG Review of Books *"LeBrón masterfully blurs latinx, black, carceral, feminist, queer, and critical ethnic studies. . . . Policing Life and Death will be the standard for contemporary studies of policing in Puerto Rico going forward." * H-Net *"The book’s framing of the issues, its solid research methodology, and diversity of approaches to the analysis of crime, policy responses, and resistances, makes for a great critique of the legitimacy and role of the state in contemporary social relations." * Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association *"Presents a timely and hopeful book to the canon of Puerto Rico, policing, and colonialism." * Black Perspectives *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: They Don’t Care If We Die 1 • A War against the Victims 2 • Colonial Projects 3 • Underground 4 • The Continued Promise of Punishment 5 • Policing Solidarity 6 • #ImperfectVictims 7 • Security from Below Postscript: Broken Windows and Future Horizons after the Storm Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic
Book SynopsisThe Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic explores the history of Berlin's law enforcement during Germany's tumultuous Weimar era (19191933), focusing on its role as a microcosm of the nation's broader political and social challenges. The study emphasizes the importance of German historiographical traditions, which often use abstract, interpretative frameworks to make sense of the country's fragmented history. By examining Berlin, the political, economic, and cultural hub of Germany during this period, the author highlights the city's dynamic response to the societal upheavals that characterized the Weimar Republic. Through detailed archival research, firsthand interviews with former police officers, and an analysis of city history, the work uncovers how Berlin's police navigated the era's instability, reflecting broader struggles in governance, public order, and the rise of political extremism. The author argues for the importance of city-specific studies in modern German hist
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University of California Press Police and Community in Japan
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
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University of California Press The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic
Book SynopsisThe Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic explores the history of Berlin's law enforcement during Germany's tumultuous Weimar era (19191933), focusing on its role as a microcosm of the nation's broader political and social challenges. The study emphasizes the importance of German historiographical traditions, which often use abstract, interpretative frameworks to make sense of the country's fragmented history. By examining Berlin, the political, economic, and cultural hub of Germany during this period, the author highlights the city's dynamic response to the societal upheavals that characterized the Weimar Republic. Through detailed archival research, firsthand interviews with former police officers, and an analysis of city history, the work uncovers how Berlin's police navigated the era's instability, reflecting broader struggles in governance, public order, and the rise of political extremism. The author argues for the importance of city-specific studies in modern German hist
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University of California Press Police and Community in Japan
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Pressâs mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
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University of California Press Driving While Brown
Book SynopsisA smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful toaccount.2021NPRBooks We LoveJournalism at its best.2022Southwest Books of the Year:Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof Blog Investigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block spent years chronicling the human consequences of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's relentless immigration enforcement in Maricopa County,Arizona. In Driving While Brown, they tell the tale of two opposing movements that redefined Arizona's political landscapethe restrictionist cause advanced by Arpaio and the Latino-led resistance that rose up against it. The story follows Arpaio,his supporters,and his adversaries,including Lydia Guzman,who gathered evidence for a racial-profiling lawsuit that took surprising turns. Guzman joined a coalition determined to stop Arpaio, reform uncoTrade Review"A work of exemplary reporting." * Kirkus Reviews *"An ‘I-can’t-put-it-down’ book. Even as one who has followed the career of Arpaio for over 25 years, I found it fascinating to learn in detail of the grass-roots movement that arose in opposition to his policies. . . . The authors don’t just relate events, they tell the stories of some of the most noteworthy players in this drama. We get a sense of their humanity, their conflicts, and their struggles. This makes the book not only a definitive treatment of the Arpaio phenomenon, but also a highly readable, gripping story." * KTAR/Think Tank with Mike ONeil * "Meticulously reported. . . . A story of hope, however tentative." * Arizona Republic *"As engaging as it is enraging. . . . Greene Sterling and Joffe-Block do a superb job. . . . Driving While Brown [is] a necessary read that is more than a biography of a blowhard sheriff — it is a chronicle of how seemingly impossible battles are the ones that matter most." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"In their new book, journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block tell the story of the Latinx activists who brought about his downfall – it’s a smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account." * NPR Books/ “Books We Love” *"Immigration Book of the Year" * Immigration Prof Blog *"A comprehensive, readable, and compelling explanation of how a sheriff’s department can veer into illegal activities. . . .An excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"The authors are journalists and their work is rich in detail. . . . This is an excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsPreface Authors' Note List of Selected People in This Book Maps Prologue: Lydia and the Sheriff (2017) Part I Origins (1848–2006) 1 An Immigrant's Son (1923–1993) 2 The Valley Girl (1967–1997) 3 What Made Arizona Chicanos (1848–1983) 4 Restrictionism Takes Root (2003–2005) 5 Arpaio Transformed (2005–2006) Part II Battles (2006–2016) 6 The Movement Rises Up (2006) 7 Hopes and Letdowns (2006–2007) 8 Cave Creek (2007) 9 Tensions at a Phoenix Furniture Store (2007) 10 Mayonnaise Tacos and Easter Baskets (2008) 11 Payback (2008–2009) 12 Drowning in a Glass of Water (2010) 13 Licking Their Chops (2009–2012) 14 Driving While Brown (2012) 15 Why Are You Trembling? (2012–2013) 16 "Ganamos!" (2013–2014) 17 Conspiracy Theories and Videos (2013–2015) 18 "Build the Wall!" (2015–2016) 19 Bazta Arpaio (2016) Part III Changes (2016–2019) 20 The National Arpaio (2016–2017) 21 The Rescue (2017) 265 22 I Don’t Want It to Come Back (2017–2019) Afterword (2020 and Beyond) Acknowledgments Appendix I. Selected Arizona Immigration Laws Appendix II. Selected Federal Lawsuits On Sources Notes List of Author Interviews Bibliography of Unpublished Sources Index
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Random House Publishing Group Stalling for Time
Book SynopsisThe FBI’s chief hostage negotiator recounts harrowing standoffs, including the Waco siege with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, in a memoir that inspired the miniseries Waco, now on Netflix.“Riveting . . . the most in-depth and absorbing section is devoted to the 1993 siege near Waco, Texas.”—The Washington PostIn Stalling for Time, the FBI’s chief hostage negotiator takes readers on a harrowing tour through many of the most famous hostage crises in the history of the modern FBI, including the siege at Waco, the Montana Freemen standoff, and the D.C. sniper attacks. Having helped develop the FBI’s nonviolent communication techniques for achieving peaceful outcomes in tense situations, Gary Noesner offers a candid, fascinating look back at his years as an innovator in the ranks of the Bureau and a pioneer on the front lines. Whether vividly recounting showdowns with the radical Republic of Texas militia or clashes with colleagues and superiors that expose the internal politics of America’s premier law enforcement agency, Stalling for Time crackles with insight and breathtaking suspense. Case by case, minute by minute, it’s a behind-the-scenes view of a visionary crime fighter in action.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Tangled Up in Blue
Book SynopsisNamed one of the best nonfiction books of the year by The Washington Post“Tangled Up in Blue is a wonderfully insightful book that provides a lens to critically analyze urban policing and a road map for how our most dispossessed citizens may better relate to those sworn to protect and serve.” —The Washington Post “Remarkable . . . Brooks has produced an engaging page-turner that also outlines many broadly applicable lessons and sensible policy reforms.” —Foreign AffairsJournalist and law professor Rosa Brooks goes beyond the blue wall of silence in this radical inside examination of American policingIn her forties, with two children, a spouse, a dog, a mortgage, and a full-time job as a tenured law professor at Georgetown University, Rosa Brooks decided to become a cop. A liberal academic and journalist with an enduring interest in law''s troubled relationship with viol
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Mariner Books Eyes in the Sky
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The English Police A Political and Social History
Book SynopsisA comprehensive history of policing from the eighteenth century onwards, which draws on largely unused police archives. Clive Emsley addresses all the major issues of debate; he explores the impact of legislation and policy at both national and local levels, and considers the claim that the English police were non-political and free from political control. In the final section, he looks at the changing experience of police life. Established as a standard introduction to the subject on its first appearance, the Second Edition has been substantially revised and is now published under the Longman imprint for the first time.Trade Review 'Set to become the new student text xxx; Here is a historian whose knowledge of English policing history over the whole of the period is second to none.' British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Policing before the police 2. The coming of the police 3. A police for Victorian England 4. Policing in Victorian England 5. Professionalisation, politics and public order 6. War, mutiny and peace 7. Policing mid-twentieth century England 8. Local bobby or state lackey? 9. A life in the force 10. The policeman as a workerConclusion: Constabulary, Gendarmerie and Haute PoliceAppendicesBibliographical noteIndex
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Penguin Young Readers Taken for Granted How Conservatism Can Win Back
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Penguin Putnam Inc Shielded
Book SynopsisAn urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police misconduct, from one of the country''s leading scholars on policingIn recent years, the high-profile murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others have brought much-needed attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct. Yet it remains nearly impossible to hold police accountable for abuses of power—the decisions of the Supreme Court, state and local governments, and policy makers have, over decades, made the police all but untouchable.In Shielded, University of California, Los Angeles, law professor Joanna Schwartz exposes the myriad ways in which our legal system protects police at all costs, with insightful analyses about subjects ranging from qualified immunity to no-knock warrants. The product of more than two decades of advocacy and research, Shielded is a timely and necessary investigation into why civil rights litigation so r
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Penguin Putnam Inc An Inconvenient Cop
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Tafelberg Publishers Ltd Can We Be Safe
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Harvard University Press A Pattern of Violence How the Law Classifies
Book SynopsisBefore the 1960s, the distinction between violent and nonviolent crime played hardly any role in the law. Since then, the number of crimes deemed violent has skyrocketed. David Alan Sklansky shows how shifting and inconsistent legal definitions of violence have fueled mass incarceration, protected abusive police, and undermined criminal justice.Trade ReviewTimely and thoughtful, David Sklansky’s new book is a much-needed meditation on what violence is and how the law should respond to it. -- James Forman Jr., Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Locking Up Our OwnA Pattern of Violence is a must-read for anyone who wants to radically rethink our understanding of justice. In this singular book, David Sklansky takes us into courtrooms across America grappling with the problem of violent crimes. As importantly, he explains how we’ve come to understand violence itself—morally, ethically, and historically. -- Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill UsA Pattern of Violence offers a fresh take on some of the most vexing issues of our times, including police brutality, mass incarceration, and sexual assault. David Sklansky’s bold and lucid analysis disrupts the old ways of understanding how the law deals with race, gender, and crime, and points to how we can get closer to real justice. If, in H. Rap Brown’s enduring phrase, ‘violence is as American as cherry pie,’ Sklansky has written one great American book about it. -- Paul Butler, MSNBC legal analyst and author of Chokehold: Policing Black MenA stunning book of enormous learning, experience, and compassion, explaining how the role of violence as an idea has formed the law’s impact on race, gender, and class inequality. The ambition of the book connects centrally to the project of reframing what criminal justice might become. Sklansky is bold yet sensible, and his insights are game-changing. I wish I had been able to write this book. -- Jeannie Suk Gersen, author of At Home in the Law: How the Domestic Violence Revolution Is Transforming PrivacyThis sharply argued and thoughtful book shows how the law simultaneously over-punishes some forms of violence while ignoring others—such as acts committed by law enforcement. Anyone interested in achieving real police reform or dismantling mass incarceration should read this book by one of our most insightful experts on crime and policing. -- Rachel Barkow, author of Prisoners of PoliticsThis humane and sophisticated analysis breaks new ground in exploring how and why the U.S. criminal justice system needs to be reformed. * Publishers Weekly *Could not be more timely…Explores how confused, inconsistent, and often simply incorrect the law’s, and the public’s, views of violence are…An important reminder that politics are never immutable, even for something as emotional salient right now as violent behavior. -- John F. Pfaff * Law & Society Review *A timely contribution to our understanding of both violence as a concept and how the law should go about responding to violence…Offers a sweeping view of violence’s role in U.S. legal culture. -- Benjamin Levin * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *A Pattern of Violence succeeds in demonstrating both the fluidity of conceptions of violence and how fundamental they are to the US justice system…An important read for legal professionals, but the clarity of Sklansky’s style and argument makes it a widely accessible and engaging read. -- Ainsley Doell * Osgoode Hall Law Journal *
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Harvard University Press Varieties of Police Behavior
Book SynopsisIn his new preface, Wilson reviews changes in police styles during the past decade, and explains the reasons for these changes. Varieties of Police Behavior remains unsurpassed in delineating the role of the patrolman and the problems he faces due to constraints imposed by law, politics, public opinion, and the expectations of superiors.Trade Review[Varieties of Police Behavior] must unquestionably become an indispensable study of politics in the American city. It is based on enormous and detailed research… The material is presented in a controlled and disciplined no-nonsense style. * New York Review of Books *This is surely one of the most informative books about the police ever written… Varieties of Police Behavior is a rich, sophisticated book by an author unusually able to tackle the comprehensiveness and interdependence of the issues which affect police performance, and [James Q. Wilson’s] analysis and conclusions have much to teach. * Times Literary Supplement *[This book] is a departure from the traditional treatise…and actually does take a large and long-awaited step toward revitalizing an exciting and important but inexcusably weak area of political science. * American Political Science Review *It is, without doubt, the finest book on the American police ever written, and Professor Wilson is one of our best-known scholars of urban affairs… Rich…full to the brim with increasing details and shrewd insight. Anyone who wants to have an informed opinion about the policeman’s relations to law and order ought to read it. -- Irving KristolTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. THE PATROLMAN The Maintenance of Order Justice as a Constraint Some Organizational Consequences 3. THE POLICE ADMINISTRATOR Managing Discretion Critical Events 4. POLICE DISCRETION The Determinants of Discretion The Eight Communities The Uses of Discretion 5. THE WATCHMAN STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 6. THE LEGALISTIC STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 7. THE SERVICE STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 8. POLITICS AND THE POLICE Politics and the Watchman Style Politics and the Service Style Politics and the Legalistic Style Some Findings from National Data 9. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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Harvard University Press When Police Kill
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA remarkable book. -- Malcolm Gladwell * San Francisco Chronicle *A serious empirical analysis of the topic suggesting ways to reduce civilian deaths…Estimates that only roughly 1 in 200 police officers who kills a civilian is indicted, with about 1 in 1,000 convicted of a felony. -- Robert Maranto * Wall Street Journal *Roughly 1,000 Americans die each year at the hands of the police…The civilian body count does not seem to be declining, even though violent crime generally and the on-duty deaths of police officers are down sharply…Police kill African-Americans at more than double their share of the population, a phenomenon Zimring painstakingly demonstrates is not explained by higher crime rates in black neighborhoods…The average number of those 1,000 deaths per year that result in felony convictions of a police officer: one. Zimring’s most explosive assertion…is that police leaders don’t care…To paraphrase the French philosopher Joseph de Maistre, every country gets the police it deserves. -- Bill Keller * New York Times *Zimring is no stranger to the field of gun violence research, having produced formative efforts in this field for more than forty years. And if you think for one second that the issue of cop killings doesn’t go to the heart of the debate about gun violence, think again. Because what Zimring shows is that not only are most fatalities which occur at the hands of police the result of cops using guns, but the number of such deaths each year is undercounted by more than half!…[A] valuable and important book…It needs to be read. -- Mike Weisser * Huffington Post *Meticulously researched. -- Richard Thompson Ford * San Francisco Chronicle *The seminal study of killing by police. -- David T. Johnson * Honolulu Civil Beat *This is a superb book, and an urgently needed one. Frank Zimring carefully demonstrates what is known and inexcusably unknown about fatal shooting by American police officers. Even better, he tells us how to fix the problem. This is a book full of sharp insight and wise counsel. It should be read by anyone concerned about the problem of police violence. -- David Alan Sklansky, Stanford Law SchoolRarely has a public policy book been as necessary as When Police Kill. There is virtually no current literature on the public policy issues of police shootings and this book will fill that void. -- Philip Matthew Stinson, Bowling Green State UniversityWhen Police Kill is the most comprehensive, data-driven study of the use of lethal force by police I have read. Professor Zimring's objective examination provides valuable guideposts for a way forward for both police and communities. -- Ray Kelly, former NYC Police Commissioner, and Vice Chairman of K2 Intelligence
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Princeton University Press Securing the Peace The Durable Settlement of
Book SynopsisExplores civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, this title develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option.Trade Review"Overall, the author develops a compelling argument and presents clear causal mechanisms that help explain what differentiates those civil wars that reoccur from those that do not... Securing the Peace provides a thorough and engrossing look at the causes of post-conflict stability and has original and important implications for both empirical research and policymaking."--Richard Frank, Political Science Quarterly "In her provocative study, Toft examines the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940 with the goal of developing a general theory of post-civil-war stability."--Choice "Securing the Peace offers an analysis that is as bold as it is persuasive. Toft teaches us that negotiated settlement should not be treated as the default option for resolving civil wars. Scholars and policymakers will find this to be a lucid, compelling, and important lesson. Peacemakers, who may inadvertently prolong the very wars they seek to resolve, will ignore this warning at their peril."--Ron E. Hassner, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Tables and Illustrations ix Preface xi Chapter 1. Introduction: Civil War Termination in Historical and Theoretical Context 1 Chapter 2. Civil War Termination in Perspective 19 Chapter 3. Securing the Peace: Mutual Benefi t, Mutual Harm 39 Chapter 4. Statistical Analysis of War Recurrence and Longer- Term Outcomes 53 Chapter 5. El Salvador: A Successful Negotiated Settlement 70 Chapter 6. Uganda: Rebel Victory Begets Stability 96 Chapter 7. The Republic of Sudan: A Collapsed Negotiated Settlement 116 Chapter 8. The Republic of Sudan: Prospects for Peace 130 Chapter 9. Conclusion 150 Appendix 163 Notes 175 Bibliography 207 Index 223
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Princeton University Press Who Are the Criminals
Book SynopsisArgues that the recent history of American criminal justice can be divided into two eras - the age of Roosevelt (roughly 1933 to 1973) and the age of Reagan (1974 to 2008). In this book, the author states that the time for moving beyond Reagan-era crime policies is long overdue.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2012 Harry J. Kalven Prize, Law & Society Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books "Oftentimes the early optimism of what one hopes to learn from a book ends in disappointment, but every once in a while a book lives up to its promise and you end with a refrain such as 'I wish I had written this book.' This phrase characterizes my feelings on John Hagan's Who Are the Criminals?."--John H. Kramer, American Journal of Sociology "Hagan, one of the world's leading sociologists, explores the basis of modern US crime policy from the early 20th century to the present... Thoughtful readers should reflect on the author's eminently sensible and workable suggestions for redirecting the nation's crime policies so that they are both more effective and less expensive. If someone has time to read only one book on contemporary crime and crime policy, this is the book."--Malcolm Feeley, Choice "The strength of Who Are the Criminals? is that Hagan shows the reader that they do not exist in separate spheres and are interconnected. Although the author is a sociologist and a criminologist, this book should appeal to political scientists--especially those who are concerned about political framing and the building of the criminal justice state."--Megan Francis, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Prologue: Washington Crime Stories 1 Chapter 1: The President's Secret Crime Report 10 Chapter 2: Street Crimes and Suite Misdemeanors 31 Chapter 3: Explaining Crime in the Age of Roosevelt 69 Chapter 4: Explaining Crime in the Age of Reagan 101 Chapter 5: Framing the Fears of the Streets 137 Chapter 6: Framing the Freeing of the Suites 168 Chapter 7: Crime Wars, War Crimes, and State Crimes 213 Epilogue: The Age of Obama? 257 Acknowledgments 269 References 271 Index 293
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