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The Police in Society (Hardcover)
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The Police in Society (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
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In 1964 Ben Whitaker, who later defeated a former Home Secretary to
become Hampstead's first ever Labour MP and a Junior Minister,
wrote The Police to try and reconcile (in his own words) 'the very
different impression police officers make when, as a barrister, one
is defending from when one is prosecuting in court'. This book was
widely praised as 'The best and most impartial book that has yet
been written on the police' (Lord Gardiner); 'The most truthful
picture to date' (Sunday Times); 'Valuable' (Observer); 'Terse and
telling' (Sunday Telegraph); 'Excellent, generous and sensible'
(Punch). After that time, the crime situation seriously
deteriorated, as uncertainties about the exact nature of the
police's role in a democracy multiplied. Ben Whitaker spent five
years interviewing policemen and others, and in this title,
originally published in 1979, almost entirely rewrote his
assessment and proposals for ameliorating the situation.
Perceptively, critically yet impartially, he analyses the
effectiveness, sociology, misconduct, and future of the police, and
suggests radical reforms in their powers and relationship with the
public. The Police in Society was timely and essential reading for
anybody concerned with the human rights of individuals in a
democratic society at the time and today can be read and enjoyed in
its historical context.
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