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Policing by the Public (Hardcover)
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Policing by the Public (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
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Originally published in 1988, Policing by the Public opened up an
entirely new field within criminology and the sociology of
deviance. The authors focus on the nature of informal social
control in both villages and urban centres to show the kinds of
policing people do for themselves, within their communities, in an
endeavour to curb crime and deviance. Taking as the basis for their
study both a rural and an urban community, Joanna Shapland and Jon
Vagg are able to counter many of the existing myths about these
areas. Beginning with a description of the kinds of problems people
experience in their own neighbourhoods, they explore who watches
what, who intervenes, and the stereotypes of 'troublesome' people
and situations that emerge. This study sheds important light on the
nature of concern and fear about crime and disorder, the use people
want to make of the police and, significantly, the kind of policing
they get. Policing by the Public made a major contribution to
contemporary international debate about informal mechanisms of
social control at the time. It offered a new approach to thinking
about policing that will still be of interest not only to
criminologists, sociologists, police and policymakers, but also to
anyone who is curious about how his or her area actually worked.
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