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The Privatization of Fraud Investigation - Internal Investigations by Fraud Examiners (Hardcover): Petter Gottschalk The Privatization of Fraud Investigation - Internal Investigations by Fraud Examiners (Hardcover)
Petter Gottschalk
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book discusses privatization of law enforcement in relation to suspected corporate crime and recommends guidelines for successful fraud examinations. There is a growing business for global auditing and local law firms to conduct internal investigations at client organizations when there is suspicion of white-collar misconduct and crime. This book reflects on the work by these private fraud examiners in terms of an evaluation of their investigation reports. The book brings an original theoretical and methodological approach to investigations of white-collar crime. It develops the theory of convenience as an explanation for motive, opportunity, and willingness to commit and conceal white-collar crime. This theory is then related to the case studies. Structured in such a way as to allow the reader to use the text as a nonsequential reference source or guide to a set of connected issues, the book illustrates the practice of privatization by cases and presents guidelines for successful fraud examination. As an investigation can lead to conviction and incarceration, this privatization of crime investigation feeds into the larger issue of privatization of policing. The work will be a valuable resource for students, academics, and practitioners working in the areas of Criminal Justice, Corporate Law, and Business.

Police Use of Force & Federal Tactical Teams - Background & Considerations (Hardcover): Beverly Guzman Police Use of Force & Federal Tactical Teams - Background & Considerations (Hardcover)
Beverly Guzman
R3,563 Discovery Miles 35 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Several high-profile police shootings and other law enforcement-related deaths in the United States have sparked intense protests throughout the country and a fierce debate in Congress concerning the appropriate level of force police officers should wield in a society that equally values public safety and the lives of each of its citizens under law. These incidents have been the subject of several congressional hearings, have prompted the introduction of various legislative measures, and have catalysed a new civil rights movement in the United States aimed at reforming the criminal justice system. Reformers claim that police work too closely with local prosecutors resulting in insufficient oversight and have called for greater involvement by the federal government. The law enforcement community and its supporters have countered that these recent deaths are anomalous in otherwise exemplary police conduct, and that placing the federal government in direct regulation of state and local police would present an unwarranted intrusion into state and local affairs. To provide legal context for this debate, this book will address three overarching questions: what are the constitutional rules governing an officer's use of force; what role has Congress played in providing a remedy for a violation of these rules; and what are the potential reforms to these rules and remedies? The authors of this book advocate for democratic ideals within law enforcement to combat the mindset that law enforcement officers are at war with the people they serve.

Perspectives on Policing - Selected Papers on Policy, Performance & Crime Prevention (Hardcover): Holly Wheeler Perspectives on Policing - Selected Papers on Policy, Performance & Crime Prevention (Hardcover)
Holly Wheeler
R3,990 Discovery Miles 39 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Can the police reduce crime? In 1991, when the first Executive Session on Policing concluded, the answer to that question was generally described as being in the eye of the beholder. Based on the scientific and practical knowledge available at the time, some well-respected criminologists and police scholars concluded that the police were not able to reduce crime. Promising evidence, however, suggested that if the police changed their approach to crime control and prevention, then they might be able to reduce crime. This book outlines the changes in the nature of police crime control conversations resulting from an unprecedented growth in rigorous evaluation research on what works in police crime prevention; examines what it means to be a leader within the policing field, and advocates for reframing leadership through the adoption of "learning organisations" to increase the capacity to fight crime; describes "rightful policing," which looks at elements of procedural justice in police encounters with the public as a way to organise police work; advocates for democratic ideals within law enforcement to combat the mindset that law enforcement officers are at war with the people they serve; presents the ideas for what police executives might do to alleviate the problems of race in contemporary policing; examines the term "black-on-black" violence, a simplistic and emotionally charged definition of urban violence that can be problematic when used by political commentators, politicians and police executives; summarises current understanding of the effects of ongoing trauma on young children, how these effects impair adolescent and young adult functioning, and the possible implications of this for policing; and finally, describes strategies police organisations could employ to more effectively measure their performance.

Hate Crime Data Collection - Guidelines, Identification Assistance & Selected Statistics (Hardcover): Gloria Thompson Hate Crime Data Collection - Guidelines, Identification Assistance & Selected Statistics (Hardcover)
Gloria Thompson
R3,860 Discovery Miles 38 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is intended to assist law enforcement agencies in reporting incidents of hate crime to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. It addresses policy, the types of bias crime to be reported, how to identify a hate crime and guidelines for reporting hate crime. Furthermore, this book presents counts and rates of hate crime victimisation in 2012, using data from the National Crime Victimisation Survey (NCVS). The tables show change in the number and rate of hate crime victimisations since 2011 and during the 10-year period since 2003. They examine the perceived motivation for the hate crime, demographic characteristics of victims and offenders, and the percentage of hate crime reported to police. In addition, the tables compare characteristics of hate crime and nonhate crime victimisation, and the NCVS and FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) hate crime statistics.

Security at Federal Buildings & Facilities - Screening & Cybersecurity Issues (Hardcover): Gladys Ford Security at Federal Buildings & Facilities - Screening & Cybersecurity Issues (Hardcover)
Gladys Ford
R3,852 Discovery Miles 38 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the Department of Justice's (DOJ) United States Marshals Service (USMS) experience a range of challenges in their efforts to provide effective security screening. FPS and USMS conduct building security screening at thousands of GSA buildings across the country. This book examines the challenges federal entities face in their efforts to prevent prohibited items and individuals who may pose a security threat from entering GSA buildings; and actions federal entities have taken to assess the effectiveness of their screening efforts, and the results of those actions. Furthermore, the book examines the extent to which DHS and other stakeholders are prepared to address cyber risk to building and access control systems in federal facilities.

Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy (Paperback): Ben Bradford Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy (Paperback)
Ben Bradford
R1,350 Discovery Miles 13 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Stop and search' is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public. The extent to which police officers use their power to stop and perhaps search members of the public is intimately linked not only to the present-day context of policing but also to longer term patterns in the aims of policing, the ends used to achieve them, and ultimately to the ideology of policing in England and Wales. Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy draws upon both police-administrative and survey-based data to examine what has for many years been one of the most highly charged and contested aspects of police practice. Taking a decidedly quantitative, empirical, approach, this book examines the patterning of police stops over social and geographic space, the problem of ethnic disproportionality, and the evidence concerning how people experience and react to being stopped by police - particularly in relation to issues of fairness, legitimacy, cooperation and compliance. A further important concern is the extent to which this form of police practice shapes and re-shapes the identities of those affected by it. This ground-breaking study is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars in the fields of criminology, sociology, social policy, ethnic and racial studies and human rights. It will also be of special interest to police leaders and policy-makers.

Police Work and Identity - A South African Ethnography (Paperback): Andrew Faull Police Work and Identity - A South African Ethnography (Paperback)
Andrew Faull
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about the men and women who police contemporary South Africa. Drawing on rich, original ethnographical data, it considers how officers make sense of their jobs and how they find meaning in their duties. It demonstrates that the dynamics that lead to police abuses and scandals in transitional and neo-liberalising regimes such as South Africa can be traced to the day-to-day experiences and ambitions of the average police officer. It is about the stories they tell themselves about themselves and their social worlds, and how these shape the order they produce through their work. By focusing on police officers, this book positions the individual in primacy over the organisation, asking what policing looks like when motivated by the pursuit of ontological security in precarious contexts. It acknowledges but downplays the importance of police culture in determining officers' attitudes and behaviour, and reminds readers that most officers' lives are entangled in, and shaped by a range of social, political and cultural forces. It suggests that a job in the South African Police Service (SAPS) is primarily just that: a job. Most officers join the organisation after other dreams have slipped beyond reach, their presence in the Service being almost accidental. But once employed, they re-write their self-narratives and enact carefully choreographed performances to ease managerial and public pressure, and to rationalize their coercive practices. In an era where 'evidence' and 'what works' reigns supreme, and where 'cop culture' is often deemed a primary socializing force, this book emphasises how officers' personal histories, ambitions, and vulnerabilities remain central to how policing unfolds on the street.

Moral Issues in Intelligence-led Policing (Paperback): Helene Gundhus, Kira Ronn, Nick Fyfe Moral Issues in Intelligence-led Policing (Paperback)
Helene Gundhus, Kira Ronn, Nick Fyfe
R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The core baseline of Intelligence-led Policing is the aim of increasing efficiency and quality of police work, with a focus on crime analysis and intelligence methods as tools for informed and objective decisions both when conducting targeted, specialized operations and when setting strategic priorities. This book critically addresses the proliferation of intelligence logics within policing from a wide array of scholarly perspectives. It considers questions such as: How are precautionary logics becoming increasingly central in the dominant policing strategies? What kind of challenges will this move entail? What does the criminalization of preparatory acts mean for previous distinctions between crime prevention and crime detection? What are the predominant rationales behind the proactive use of covert cohesive measures in order to prevent attacks on national security? How are new technological measures, increased private partnerships and international cooperation challenging the core nature of police services as the main providers of public safety and security? This book offers new insights by exploring dilemmas, legal issues and questions raised by the use of new policing methods and the blurred and confrontational lines that can be observed between prevention, intelligence and investigation in police work.

Unarmed and Dangerous - Patterns of Threats by Citizens During Deadly Force Encounters with Police (Hardcover): Jon Shane, Zoe... Unarmed and Dangerous - Patterns of Threats by Citizens During Deadly Force Encounters with Police (Hardcover)
Jon Shane, Zoe Swenson
R1,640 Discovery Miles 16 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is tremendous controversy across the United States (and beyond) when a police officer uses deadly force against an unarmed citizen, but often the conversation is devoid of contextual details. These details matter greatly as a matter of law and organizational legitimacy. In this short book, authors Jon Shane and Zoe Swenson offer a comprehensive analysis of the first study to use publicly available data to reveal the context in which an officer used deadly force against an unarmed citizen. Although any police shooting, even a justified shooting, is not a desired outcome-often termed "lawful but awful" in policing circles-it is not necessarily a crime. The results of this study lend support to the notion that being unarmed does not mean "not dangerous," in some ways explaining why most police officers are not indicted when such a shooting occurs. The study's findings show that when police officers used deadly force during an encounter with an unarmed citizen, the officer or a third person was facing imminent threat of death or serious injury in the vast majority of situations. Moreover, when police officers used force, their actions were almost always consistent with the accepted legal and policy principles that govern law enforcement in the overwhelming proportion of encounters (as measured by indictments). Noting the dearth of official data on the context of police shooting fatalities, Shane and Swenson call for the U.S. government to compile comprehensive data so researchers and practitioners can learn from deadly force encounters and improve practices. They further recommend that future research on police shootings should examine the patterns and micro-interactions between the officer, citizen, and environment in relation to the prevailing law. The unique data and analysis in this book will inform discussions of police use of force for researchers, policymakers, and students involved in criminal justice, public policy, and policing.

Police Corruption: Essential Readings (Hardcover): Leslie Holmes Police Corruption: Essential Readings (Hardcover)
Leslie Holmes
R9,316 Discovery Miles 93 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Police corruption is unquestionably one of the worst forms of corruption, as it can become a serious security issue and undermine a state's legitimacy. This research review brings together the most informative scholarly and practitioner contributions on the subject in recent decades. It covers major aspects of police corruption, including its significance and impact, public perceptions, the causes of corruption and the problem of police culture. It details the situation in selected countries, and explores how and with what success they have addressed the problem.

The Art of Investigation (Hardcover): Chelsea A. Binns, Bruce Sackman The Art of Investigation (Hardcover)
Chelsea A. Binns, Bruce Sackman
R1,619 Discovery Miles 16 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Art of Investigation examines the qualities required to be a professional, thorough, and effective investigator. As the title suggests, it delves into more than the steps and procedures involved in managing an investigation, it also covers the "soft skills" necessary to effectively direct investigations and intuit along the way. The editors and contributing authors are the best in their field, and bring a wealth of real-world knowledge and experience to the subject. There are several publications available on the nuts-and-bolts of the process and stages of an investigation. That ground has been covered. However, little has been published on the investigative skills required, the traits necessary, and the qualities endemic to an inquisitive mind that can be cultivated to improve an investigator's professional skill-set. Each chapter discusses the applicability of the traits to the contributor's own work and experience as an investigator. In doing so, the contributors provide a story-or set of stories-from their personal experience, which demonstrates a given trait and its importance in the course of their investigative work and career. This will be first-hand experience that will serve to help any investigative professional in the course of their work. The case examples included throughout are sometimes surprising, but always engaging and insightful. An investigator must keep an open mind above all else, and this book will "lift the veil" on the inner workings of an investigation, in addition to the thought processes and inner monologues of an investigator as part of that process. Key Features * Chapters highlight the qualities and traits-the "soft skills"-that are required, and which can be improved over time, to be a thorough investigator. * A veritable "Who's Who" of renowned investigative experts lend their personal expertise and experience to this how-to manual for investigators. * A unique approach is applied and provides self-help advice for both new and experienced investigative and security professionals. * The book focuses on the learned, acquired, and intuitive skills of investigation-a nuanced but essential aspect of the investigative skill-set. The Art of Investigation will be a welcome addition to any investigator's toolkit and will also be of interest to students in criminal justice, security, and Homeland Security programs, security consultants, corporate and private security professionals, and the legal community.

I Am Norwell Roberts - The story of the Met's first Black police officer (Paperback): Norwell Roberts I Am Norwell Roberts - The story of the Met's first Black police officer (Paperback)
Norwell Roberts
R332 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R62 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

To appreciate the present and how far we have come we sometimes need to revisit the uncomfortable past, no matter how painful. Norwell Roberts, who became the Met's first Black police officer in 1967, found out he had a new job the same way the readers of the Daily Telegraph did. The headline read 'MET TO HAVE FIRST COLOURED POLICEMAN'. From that day forward his face became a symbol - of acceptance, of a diverse police force, of a changing Britain. He was turned into the poster boy for progressive policing - but his day-to-day reality was anything but. Greeted with prejudice, ridicule, and rejection, he refused to quit. And thus began an extraordinary career that placed him on the frontlines of a tumultuous period in Britain's history. Stationed at embassies, anti-war protests and riots, his race singled him out and landed him on front pages around the world. I am Norwell Roberts is the incredible true story of the man behind the headlines, in his own words. Honest, moving, and impossible to forget, it is a story of resilience against the odds, and of one man's ability to make a difference.

Hidden Stories of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry - Personal Reflections (Paperback): Richard Stone Hidden Stories of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry - Personal Reflections (Paperback)
Richard Stone
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Young people who come into contact with police officers on the streets today have little idea of the significance of the stabbing to death of Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack in 1993. Only their parents or grandparents remember the daily exposures of police incompetence and indirect racism which were given high profile in the media for six months. The repercussions of the case are still ongoing with the long overdue conviction in 2012 of two of the original suspects, and in the same year a number of racist assaults by police. This accessible and engaging book includes analysis of hitherto inaccessible transcripts. These dramatically show how the Inquiry was undermined to the point of failure to produce the desired results. Dr Stone also discusses contemporary issues and the relevance of the Inquiry today. This paperback edition is updated with a new Afterword, including revelations about police surveillance on members of the public who attended the Lawrence Inquiry, Dr Stone's meeting with Mark Ellison QC prior to the release of his report on possible corruption and the role of undercover policing in the Stephen Lawrence case, and proposals for action on implementation of the agenda set by the Lawrence Inquiry. Hard-hitting and full of insightful detail, this book makes essential reading for academics, students, researchers and anyone interested in institutional racism, particularly in the police.

Surviving Solitary - Living and Working in Restricted Housing Units (Paperback): Danielle S. Rudes Surviving Solitary - Living and Working in Restricted Housing Units (Paperback)
Danielle S. Rudes; As told to Shannon Magnuson, Angela Hattery
R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Twenty to forty percent of the US prison population will spend time in restricted housing units-or solitary confinement. These separate units within prisons have enhanced security measures, and thousands of staff control and monitor the residents. Though commonly assumed to be punishment for only the most dangerous behaviors, in reality, these units may also be used in response to minor infractions. In Surviving Solitary, Danielle S. Rudes offers an unprecedented look inside RHUs-and a resounding call to more vigorously confront the intentions and realities of these structures. As the narratives unfold we witness the slow and systematic damage the RHUs inflict upon those living and working inside, through increased risk, arbitrary rules, and strained or absent social interactions. Rudes makes the case that we must prioritize improvement over harm. Residents uniformly call for more humane and dignified treatment. Staff yearn for more expansive control. But, as Rudes shows, there also remains fierce resilience among residents and staff and across the communities they forge-and a perpetual hope that they may have a different future.

One Dog and His Cop (Paperback): Jenny Martin One Dog and His Cop (Paperback)
Jenny Martin
R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A heartwarming true story of how Villain, a cuddly German Shepherd puppy, grew into an award-winning police dog. Answering the frequently asked question about working dogs, 'How do they do it?', this well-researched account of Villain's brave and dedicated service in the Devon and Cornwall Police Dog Unit is a wonderful tribute to an outstanding, and often very funny, member of the force. Sales proceeds to be donated to Dogs Trust.

Policing and Public Management - Governance, Vices and Virtues (Hardcover): Kevin Morrell, Ben Bradford Policing and Public Management - Governance, Vices and Virtues (Hardcover)
Kevin Morrell, Ben Bradford
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Policing and Public Management takes a new perspective on the challenges and problems facing the governance of police forces across the UK and the developed world. Complementing existing texts in criminology and police studies, Morrell and Bradford draw on ideas from the neighbouring fields of public management and virtue ethics to open the field up to a broader audience. This forms the basis for an imaginative reframing of policing as something that either enhances or diminishes "the public good" in society. The text focuses on two cross-cutting aspects of the relationship between the police and the public: public confidence and public order. Extending award-winning work in public management, and drawing on extensive and varied data sources, Policing and Public Management offers new ways of seeing the police and of understanding police governance. This text will be valuable supplementary reading for students of public management, policing and criminology, as well as others who want to be better informed about contemporary policing.

Police Work and Identity - A South African Ethnography (Hardcover): Andrew Faull Police Work and Identity - A South African Ethnography (Hardcover)
Andrew Faull
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about the men and women who police contemporary South Africa. Drawing on rich, original ethnographical data, it considers how officers make sense of their jobs and how they find meaning in their duties. It demonstrates that the dynamics that lead to police abuses and scandals in transitional and neo-liberalising regimes such as South Africa can be traced to the day-to-day experiences and ambitions of the average police officer. It is about the stories they tell themselves about themselves and their social worlds, and how these shape the order they produce through their work. By focusing on police officers, this book positions the individual in primacy over the organisation, asking what policing looks like when motivated by the pursuit of ontological security in precarious contexts. It acknowledges but downplays the importance of police culture in determining officers' attitudes and behaviour, and reminds readers that most officers' lives are entangled in, and shaped by a range of social, political and cultural forces. It suggests that a job in the South African Police Service (SAPS) is primarily just that: a job. Most officers join the organisation after other dreams have slipped beyond reach, their presence in the Service being almost accidental. But once employed, they re-write their self-narratives and enact carefully choreographed performances to ease managerial and public pressure, and to rationalize their coercive practices. In an era where 'evidence' and 'what works' reigns supreme, and where 'cop culture' is often deemed a primary socializing force, this book emphasises how officers' personal histories, ambitions, and vulnerabilities remain central to how policing unfolds on the street.

The Ethics of Policing - New Perspectives on Law Enforcement (Paperback): Ben Jones, Eduardo Mendieta The Ethics of Policing - New Perspectives on Law Enforcement (Paperback)
Ben Jones, Eduardo Mendieta
R839 Discovery Miles 8 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Top scholars provide a critical analysis of the current ethical challenges facing police officers, police departments, and the criminal justice system From George Floyd to Breonna Taylor, the brutal deaths of Black citizens at the hands of law enforcement have brought race and policing to the forefront of national debate in the United States. In The Ethics of Policing, Ben Jones and Eduardo Mendieta bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars across the social sciences and humanities to reevaluate the role of the police and the ethical principles that guide their work. With contributors such as Tracey Meares, Michael Walzer, and Franklin Zimring, this volume covers timely topics including race and policing, the use of aggressive tactics and deadly force, police abolitionism, and the use of new technologies like drones, body cameras, and predictive analytics, providing different perspectives on the past, present, and future of policing, with particular attention to discriminatory practices that have historically targeted Black and Brown communities. This volume offers cutting-edge insight into the ethical challenges facing the police and the institutions that oversee them. As high-profile cases of police brutality spark protests around the country, The Ethics of Policing raises questions about the proper role of law enforcement in a democratic society.

Breakout - the most explosive and gripping crime thriller book of the year (Paperback): Paul Herron Breakout - the most explosive and gripping crime thriller book of the year (Paperback)
Paul Herron
R460 R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A LETHAL STORM. A DEADLY PRISON. WHO WILL SURVIVE THE NIGHT? 'From page one, BREAKOUT slams the cell door on the reader and refuses to release them' LINCOLN CHILD, New York Times bestselling author. Jack Constantine - a former cop who killed one of his wife's murderers in an act of vengeance - is serving his time in Ravenhill penitentiary, a notorious 'supermax' home to the most dangerous convicts in the country. When an apocalyptic superstorm wreaks havoc across the USA, the correctional officers flee the prison...but not before opening every cell door. The inmates must fend for themselves as lethal floodwaters rise and violent anarchy is unleashed. Teaming up with Kiera Sawyer, a Correctional Officer left behind on her first day of work, Constantine has one chance of survival - he must break out of a maximum security prison. But with the building on the verge of collapse, and deadly chaos around him, time is running out... 'From page one, BREAKOUT slams the cell door on the reader and refuses to release them' LINCOLN CHILD, bestselling author. 'Brutal, blood-boltered, and insistently cinematic; a pulp triumph' DOMINIC NOLAN Breathless, exhilarating and brilliantly original, this high-octane thriller is perfect for fans of Gregg Hurwitz, Lee Child and David Baldacci - and blockbuster action movies like John Wick. Readers are gripped by BREAKOUT: 'On the edge of my seat and read it in a day...can see it being made into a movie' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'Gripping, action-packed, and intense... The fast-paced plot made me want to speed through this book' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'Fast, furious and nerve jangling adventure' ***** Goodreads Reviewer

Surveillance, Privacy and Security - Citizens' Perspectives (Hardcover): Michael Friedewald, J.Peter Burgess, Johann Cas,... Surveillance, Privacy and Security - Citizens' Perspectives (Hardcover)
Michael Friedewald, J.Peter Burgess, Johann Cas, Rocco Bellanova, Walter Peissl
R4,515 Discovery Miles 45 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the relationship between privacy, surveillance and security, and the alleged privacy-security trade-off, focusing on the citizen's perspective. Recent revelations of mass surveillance programmes clearly demonstrate the ever-increasing capabilities of surveillance technologies. The lack of serious reactions to these activities shows that the political will to implement them appears to be an unbroken trend. The resulting move into a surveillance society is, however, contested for many reasons. Are the resulting infringements of privacy and other human rights compatible with democratic societies? Is security necessarily depending on surveillance? Are there alternative ways to frame security? Is it possible to gain in security by giving up civil liberties, or is it even necessary to do so, and do citizens adopt this trade-off? This volume contributes to a better and deeper understanding of the relation between privacy, surveillance and security, comprising in-depth investigations and studies of the common narrative that more security can only come at the expense of sacrifice of privacy. The book combines theoretical research with a wide range of empirical studies focusing on the citizen's perspective. It presents empirical research exploring factors and criteria relevant for the assessment of surveillance technologies. The book also deals with the governance of surveillance technologies. New approaches and instruments for the regulation of security technologies and measures are presented, and recommendations for security policies in line with ethics and fundamental rights are discussed. This book will be of much interest to students of surveillance studies, critical security studies, intelligence studies, EU politics and IR in general. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 license.

Undercover - The True Story of Britain's Secret Police (Paperback, Main): Paul Lewis, Rob Evans Undercover - The True Story of Britain's Secret Police (Paperback, Main)
Paul Lewis, Rob Evans 1
R338 R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A breathtaking expose of top-secret surveillance operations undertaken by the British government against its own citizens, 'Undercover' cuts through a world of wire taps, private investigators, surveillance units and secret database listings in order to shed light on the murky world of covert intelligence."

The Politics of Force - Media and the Construction of Police Brutality, Updated Edition (Paperback): Regina G. Lawrence The Politics of Force - Media and the Construction of Police Brutality, Updated Edition (Paperback)
Regina G. Lawrence; Foreword by Allissa V. Richardson
R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Published over twenty years ago, Regina G. Lawrence's The Politics of Force was the first scholarly book to look at the way in which media coverage of unexpected, dramatic events shaped public consciousness about important social and political problems. At a time when police brutality was rarely discussed in the news, Lawrence examined police use of force in over 500 incidents, with an in-depth look at the Rodney King case. In doing so, she showed that when incidents of police brutality became news, they offered one of the few real opportunities for marginalized voices and activists to find a public platform and take on the powerful. In the intervening years, the empirical and theoretical contributions of The Politics of Force have become more significant, not only because police brutality is back in the news, but because the media system itself has changed. In this updated edition, Lawrence contextualizes and extends these contributions, while including a closer look at race and racial justice in incidents of police use of force. Reflecting on the context in which the book was written-a time when race and policing received limited coverage in the news and in the field of political communication-Lawrence considers what has changed in media studies since the year 2000, what things haven't changed, and why. Moreover, Lawrence examines coverage of more recent incidents of police violence and the ways in which the voices of citizen activists are treated in the news today. In turn, she addresses the important question of how defining political problems through such events might or might not produce more lasting policy change. Expanding on her landmark publication, Lawrence provides an accessible update on news production dynamics and police use of force for a new generation of scholars, students, and activists.

The Policeman And The Brothel - A Victorian Murder (Paperback, UK ed.): Anthony Daniels The Policeman And The Brothel - A Victorian Murder (Paperback, UK ed.)
Anthony Daniels
R275 R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Save R49 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Wasting More Police Time - Further Adventures in La-La Land (Paperback): David Copperfield Wasting More Police Time - Further Adventures in La-La Land (Paperback)
David Copperfield 1
R274 R224 Discovery Miles 2 240 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Wasting more police time' takes us back into the mad world of British policing for more amazing stories from the front line against crime.

Police Leadership and Administration - A 21st-Century Strategic Approach (Paperback): William F. Walsh, Gennaro F. Vito Police Leadership and Administration - A 21st-Century Strategic Approach (Paperback)
William F. Walsh, Gennaro F. Vito
R1,915 Discovery Miles 19 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

William Walsh and Gennaro Vito have adapted the strategic management process to the police organizational world in this innovative new text, Police Leadership and Administration: A 21st-Century Approach. Focusing principally on the police executive, this book covers pioneering management techniques for leaders facing the challenges of today's complex environment, providing the police practitioner instruction in planning, setting direction, developing strategy, assessing internal and external environments, creating learning organizations, and managing and evaluating the change process. It also tackles how to handle the political, economic, social, and technical considerations that differ from one community to the next. Police Leadership and Administration trains individuals to search for solutions, rather than relying on old formulas and scientific management principles. It shows how to tailor responses to the unique problems and issues that professionals are likely to face in the field of law enforcement, providing a foundation with which to adapt to an ever-changing criminal justice climate. This book is essential for forward-thinking police leadership courses in colleges and professional training programs.

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