Policing China: Street-Level Cops in the Shadow of Protest

by Suzanne E. Scoggins

In Policing China, Suzanne E. Scoggins delves into the paradox of China's self-projection of a strong security state while having a weak police bureaucracy. Assessing the problems of resources, enforcement, and oversight that beset the police, outside of cracking down on political protests, Scoggins finds that the central government and the Ministry of Public Security have prioritized "stability maintenance" (weiwen)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501755587
• ISBN13: 9781501755583
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up