John Grieve & Clive Harfield 
Policing [EPUB ebook] 

This is the first course guide that has been developed for students of policing. It identifies the core themes and additional source material, providing an essential overview for students and a reference point for use throughout their studies.

The Policing Course Companion is designed to complement and work alongside existing literature. It provides:

‘ Easy access to the key themes in policing

‘ Helpful summaries of the approach taken by the main course textbooks

‘ Guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course

‘ Help with developing critical thinking

‘ Taking it Further sections that suggest how readers can extent their thinking beyond the ‘received wisdom’

‘ Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises

The SAGE Course Companion in Policing is much more than a revision guide for undergraduates; it is an essential tool that will help readers take their course understanding to new levels and help them achieve success in their undergraduate course.

John Grieve is a former Director of Intelligence for the Metropolitan Police, where he also held a number of other senior roles. He is now Chair of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety and Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University.

Clive Harfield is a former police Inspector and is now the Deputy Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, London Metropolitan University.

Allyson Mac Vean is Founder and Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, London Metropolitan University.

Tabella dei contenuti

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

Introduction to your Course Companion

Using this Book

Introducing the Features

Researching Police Organizations

The Study of Policing

A Brief Introduction

PART TWO: POLICING

Running Themes in Policing

The Policing Framework

The Emergence and History of Policing

The Function and Role of the Police

Governance, Structure and Accountability

Public Engagement and the Police

Philosophies of Policing – Keeping the Peace and Enforcing the Law

Comparative Policing

International and Transnational Policing

Partnership and Police Reform

The Practice of Policing

Policing Public Order

Criminal Investigation

Policing and Evidence

Policing Different Types of Crime

Policing Organized Crime

Policing Cyberspace

Policing Terrorism

Private Policing

The Cultural Context of Policing

Police Ethics and Human Rights

The Organizational Culture of the Police

Race and Diversity

Gender and Policing

The Police and the Media

PART THREE: STUDY AND REVISION SKILLS

General Introduction

How to Get the Most Out of Your Lectures

How to Make the Most of Seminars

Essay Writing Tips

Revision Hints and Tips

Exam Tips

Tips on Interpreting Essay and Exam Questions

PART FOUR: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Glossary, Abbreviations and Useful Websites

Acts and Documents Relevant to the Constitution of Policing in England and Wales

References and Additional Reading

Circa l’autore

Allyson Mac Vean was the founder and first Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety. Prior to this position, Allyson worked in the Serious and Organized Crime Unit at the Home Office. Her interests include police intelligence, the policing of investigations, policing child sexual abusers and police education. Her books include co-editor of The Handbook of Intelligence Policing (OUP, 2008), Policing Paedophiles on the Internet (New Police Bookshop, 2004) and Sage Course Companions: Policing (Sage Publications, 2007).