The politics of policing between force and legitimacy /

• Other Authors: Deflem, Mathieu
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2016.
• Series: Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 21.
• Subjects: Social Science > Criminology.; Police procedures.; Police > Political aspects.; Police ethics.; Police misconduct.

This volume in the series Sociology of crime, law, and deviance edited by Mathieu Deflem addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order. The book brings sc...