1. What is policing? 2. Historical origins and development of the Police in England and Wales 3. Police powers : the legal framework 4. Who guards the Guards? 5. Community policing 6. Police culture 7. Policing diversity 8. Global and transnational policing 9. Criminal investigation and policing 10. Plural policing 11. Surveillance, IT and the future of policing 12. The future of policing
This title incorporates all the key areas of a policing course, from the history of the police and the legal framework, to current debates around issues such as diversity, surveillance and the nature of police occupational culture. At every step it highlights how theory applies to practice