The Politics Of Policing : Between Force And Legitimacy

Developments and problems associated with police power are at the very front of current public debate. This volume addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order.

• | Author: Mathieu Deflem
• | Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1786350300
• | ISBN-13: 9781786350305