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Readership: Students studing criminology, criminal justice or policing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Robert Reiner, Professor of Criminology, Law Department, London School of Economics
""The publication of the third edition marks an important rearticulation of the constabulary ethic and the doctrine of policing..the new encyclopaedists who follow in Reiner's wake will struggle to define the politics of policing for their time"" - James Sheptycki, Durham University in Policing and Society
""This is a first class academic book that can be as engrossing as a novel, even for a non-expert on the subject. It will be of use to anyone who comes into contact with the police regularly and aid the understanding of anyone who has an opinion on any aspect of the police or policing."" - The Criminal Lawyer
Introduction: Politics and Policing Part I: History 2: The Birth of the Blues:The establishment of professional policing in Britain 1829-56 3: The Rise and Fall of Police Legitimacy, 1856-1991 Part II: Sociology 4: Cop Culture 5: Demystifying the Police 6: Mystifying the Police Part III: Law and Politics 7: Police Powers and Accountability 8: Conclusion: A History of the Future References Index
