Just Authority?: Trust in the Police in England and Wales

by Katrin Hohl, Jonathan Jackson, Ben Bradford, et al.

Book Overview

What does it mean to trust the police? What makes the police legitimate in the eyes of the policed? What builds trust, legitimacy and cooperation, and what undermines the bond between police and the public? These questions are central to current debates concerning the relationship between the British police and the public it serves. Yet, in the context of British policing they are seldom asked explicitly, still less examined in depth.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843928485
• ISBN13: 9781843928485
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"