The Rebirth of Private Policing by Les Johnston

The Rebirth of Private Policing by Les Johnston

these are just two of the issues addressed by Les Johnston, who argues that policing, far from being the exclusive preserve of public personnel, is an activity undertaken by a mixture of public, private, and quasi-public agents. His book reviews the history of private policing, examines developments of current concern, and finally considers the implications of these developments both for the sociology of policing and for a more general understanding of public-private relations in the late 20th century.

`Mr Johnston has provided an eminently comprehensive guide to the extent of private and quasi-private policing and a detailed comparison of the functions, organisation and ideology of the public and private police and security forces' - Justice of the Peace

'Well-written and thoughtfully argued' - British Society of Criminology Newsletter

GEOFFREY SMITH is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK.

MARK BUTTON is a Reader in Criminology and Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK.

LES JOHNSTON was Professor of Criminology and Director of Research at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK.

KWABENA FRIMPONG was Research Associate at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK, and is now at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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ISBN 13	9780415051934
ISBN 10	0415051932
Title	The Rebirth of Private Policing
Author	Les Johnston
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1992-01-09
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.