- Hardcover: 476 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf; 2nd Revised edition edition (30 Nov 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0745009581
- ISBN-13: 978-0745009582
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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An updated survey of the history, sociology and legal-political aspects of Britain's police force. Discussing the effects of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1986) and recent developments in police accountability, it looks at the current state of policing, reform initiatives and future trends.
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Robert Reiner is Professor of Criminology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is co-editor, along with Mike Maguire and Rod Morgan, of The Oxford Handbook of Criminology.
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this book got me through my policing exam
not the most interesting of reads mind you
but i think a very good and precise book
not the most interesting of reads mind you
but i think a very good and precise book
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once you get through all of the quotes there are some interesting points. The book does seem to have a bias towards left wing view points and axes to grind against the Tories.
You can almost hear the sneering every time you read a reference to'Neo-Liberal Capitalism. Not a great read.
You can almost hear the sneering every time you read a reference to'Neo-Liberal Capitalism. Not a great read.
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Review of The Politics of the Police
20 Mar 2002
Format:Paperback
Reiners work in The Politics of the Police seems to embrace a Weberian methodology yet is always leans a little more to the left. The analysis is useful from an insiders perspective because no one gets let off the hook, however Reiner is clear he is not on the side of the administrative elites or anyone else who thinks contemporary policing can be analysed from a priviledged middle class standpoint. Reiner does not excuse police deviance at any point in his work, however he does not pretend that corruption in its contemporary form is like sin and has been with us for always and he promote the concept that corruption is socially constructed. Many 'progressive thinkers'have become lazy and complacent in analysing the police and have constantly supported ruling class and conservative positions by evaluating 'ordinary police' from such a broad set of rules and regulations that no police can escape the spotlight other than the heirarchy. Although these same progressive thinkers reject the notion that tougher laws and regulations can reduce crime they seem to have no difficulty in promoting the same concept to deal with police deviance.
Reiner is not one of these type of progressive thinkers. Perhaps he could deal more with the issue of female police but he would have to be careful. Many of the feminisms reject the notion that men can can comment on any aspect of the womens movement even if it is police and if Reiner ventured down the path of the women police he would be hard pressed to ignore the role of the Femocrats.
Reiner is not one of these type of progressive thinkers. Perhaps he could deal more with the issue of female police but he would have to be careful. Many of the feminisms reject the notion that men can can comment on any aspect of the womens movement even if it is police and if Reiner ventured down the path of the women police he would be hard pressed to ignore the role of the Femocrats.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Interesting but wordy and very male centered perspective
19 May 2000
Format:Paperback
An interesting look at the politics that influence policing both current and historical. However, this is written from a very male point of view so don't expect much in the way of a gendered analysis of policing or focus on female officers. Some interesting content nonetheless, but be aware of it's limitations.
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