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How People Judge Policing (Paperback)
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How People Judge Policing (Paperback)
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When people witness occasions when police use their powers to
investigate crime and arrest offenders, how do those members of the
public assess what they have seen? This book reports research in
which a variety of groups from the West Midlands watched short
video-clips of such real-life incidents and then discussed their
appraisal amongst themselves. What emerges from those discussions
is that the practice of policing is deeply controversial. On most
issues, group members were divided and strongly, often passionately
arguing their case. There was no 'blank cheque' for the police,
neither was there unremitting criticism, even though some of groups
comprised young offenders or the homeless. People worried about
whether or not the police on the video-clips had justification for
their suspicions; how they managed situations to prevent them
getting out of hand; and whether any use of force was justified.
Allowing the reader to 'hear the voices' of dissension that were
analysed, the authors present implications which are profound for
the police and for all those who are policed - suspects, victims,
bystanders, and the public at large - as well as practical
proposals for police officers and police governance.
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