Good Policing: Trust, Legitimacy and Authority

by Mike Hough

Renowned criminologist Mike Hough illuminates the principles and practices of good policing in this important analysis of the police service's legitimacy and the factors, such as public trust, that drive it. As concern grows at the growth in crimes of serious violence, he challenges conventional political and public thinking on crime and scrutinises strategies and tactics like deterrence and stop-and-search. Contrasting 'hard' and 'soft' approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447355075
• ISBN13: 9781447355076
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"