Zero tolerance policing by Maurice Punch
This book examines the key issues of what policing is about and who defines it by exploring the notion of zero tolerance and its application in different settings.
". an excellent overview of the zero tolerance brand, searing criticisms of this practice and enlightening observations on its adaptation in other jurisdictions. This all makes for an impresssive book." Jamie Bennett in Prison Service Journal No 182.
"An incisive and crisply written critical analysis of how zero tolerance and other policing policy fads and fashions have spread from the USA to Britain and the Netherlands, with often lamentable results. An essential contribution to our understanding of criminal justice policy by one of the world's leading authorities on comparative policing." Robert Reiner, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
"An incisive and crisply written critical analysis of how zero tolerance and other policing policy fads and fashions have spread from the USA to Britain and the Netherlands, with often lamentable results. An essential contribution to our understanding of criminal justice policy by one of the world's leading authorities on comparative policing." Robert Reiner, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
Maurice Punch is Visiting Professor at the Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science and also teaches on criminological programmes at King`s College London. He has worked at universities in the UK, US and the Netherlands and has published widely on corporate crime and police corruption.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847420558 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847420559 |
| Title | Zero tolerance policing |
| Author | Maurice Punch |
| Series | Researching Criminal Justice Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Policy Press |
| Year published | 2007-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
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