What does it mean to trust the police? What makes the police legitimate in the eyes of the
policed? What builds trust, legitimacy and cooperation, and what undermines the bond …

Police culture has for over half a century attracted interest from academics, students, policy-
makers, police institutions and the general public. However, the literature of this area has …

Mass media representations of crime, deviance, and disorder have been a perennial cause
of concern. Two competing anxieties can be discerned in public debate, and both are …

There are already many books in circulation that are able to provide readers with overviews
of the core subject matter of police studies, such as the historical origins and development; …

This book examines the relationship between police, media and the public and analyses the
shifting techniques and technologies through which they communicate. In a critical …

Many researchers have assumed that trust in the police increases victims' willingness to
report crimes. This question has rarely been considered empirically, but most of the …

In Britain, perhaps more than most countries, the police service forms part of the historical
landscape, and the police officer is elevated to the status of national symbol and is a …

Scholars have long noted the importance of the media in shaping citizens' attitudes about
crime and justice. Most studies have focused on the impact of news and particularly local TV …

Policing remains one of the most controversial areas of criminal justice. Recent years have
seen major changes in every aspect of policing: new constructions of the police mission …

This title looks at the study of crime and deviance through written, spoken and visual
representation. There is now a long tradition of academic literature analysing the way our …