Liberty and Order: Public Order Policing in a Capital City

by P.A.J. Waddington

Book Overview

This unprecedented behind the scenes analysis of public order policing, first published in 1994, investigates the impact of increased police powers and equipment on basic democratic freedoms, describing and analysing police operations from protest marches to riots, and from royal ceremonials to street carnivals. When confrontational government policies stimulate inner-city riots and violent protest, the state response is all too often to equip...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032042753
• ISBN13: 9781032042756
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"