Police culture has for over half a century attracted interest
from academics, students, policy-makers, police institutions and
the general public. However, the literature of this area has proven
to be diverse, sprawling and prone to contradiction which has led
to an enthralling yet intricate body of knowledge that, whilst
continuing to provoke interest and debate, has largely escaped any
wider commentary.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the area of
police culture primarily by situating it in the context of the
literature of organisational culture. From this starting point, the
idea of police culture is developed as an occupationally-situated
response to the uniqueness of the police role and one in which our
understanding is, at times, hindered by the challenges of
definitional, operational and analytical concerns. The book then
charts the development of our understanding of the concept, through
traditional explanations to the contemporary, highlighting in turn
the tensions that exist between the elements of continuity in the
police world and those of change.
Police culture: themes and concepts draws on research from the
1950s to the 21st century from the UK, USA and elsewhere to show
how the historical trajectory of police work from its early origins
through to the late modern present have imbued it with a complexity
that is undermined by deterministic explanations that seek to
simplify the social world of the police officer. This book will be
of interest to academics and students studying the sociology of
policing as well as criminology.
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