Invisible Policing: Inside the World of Covert Surveillance

by Bethan Loftus, Benjamin Goold, Shane Mac Giollabhui

What is covert policing? How do covert surveillance officers use their time? What are their perceptions of the work, its status, rewards and challenges? How are operations planned, authorised, carried out and reviewed? How do officers understand and negotiate the dilemmas involved in carrying out the peculiar demands of their job? Does the existing authorisation regime strike an appropriate balance between the need for police accountability and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138934895
• ISBN13: 9781138934894
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages