The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been
completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and …

In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web.
Policing agencies such as criminal investigation units, intelligence services, private security …

* Provides a clear, yet panoramic analysis of how the concept of social control has been
used by different theoretical traditions in the social sciences.* Connects contemporary …

Criminal investigation has a high profile in the media, and has attracted widespread interest.
Within the police it has been a rapidly developing field. Important scientific and technological …

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 …

This paper revisits the earlier claim of one of its authors that a fundamental shift is taking
place in policing towards a strategic, future-oriented and targeted approach to crime control …

Taking Care of Business: Police Detectives, Drug Law Enforcement and Proactive
Investigation offers a rich and insightful empirical study of drug investigations, based on …

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 …

The purpose of this paper is to articulate a set of interlinked research propositions about
knowledge management systems in relation to police investigations and in particular the …

This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative book yet published on the
subject of criminal investigation, a rapidly developing area within the police and other law …